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Cell structure and organisation
Prokaryotic, eukaryotic cells and viruses
Prokaryotic cells
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what are some examples of prokaryotic cells?
bacteria
archaea
what are the major distinguishing features of prokaryotic cells?
they have
no
nucleus
they
don’t
have
any
internal
membranes
(
no
membrane-bound organelles
)
what increases the membranes surface area in some prokaryotes?
infolding
of the
cell
membrane
in a
mesosome
or
photosynthetic
lamellae
what do prokaryotes rarely form?
they rarely form
multicellular
structures
what are prokaryotes often described as?
unicellular
why are prokaryotes sometimes described as ‘acellular’?
as their
cells
are
not
divided
what do all prokaryotes have?
DNA
molecule
loose
in cytoplasm
peptidoglycan
(
murein)
cell
wall
70S
ribosomes
cytoplasm
cell
membrane
what do some prokaryotes have?
slime coat
flagella
(one, some or many)
photosynthetic
lamellae
holding
photosynthetic
pigments
mesosome
-
possible
site
of
aerobic
respiration
plasmids