Bacterial Cells

• What is the main characteristic of bacterial cells?

  They are prokaryotic cells
• What is the function of the cell wall in a bacterial cell?

  To protect the cell and give it shape
• What is the genetic material in a bacterial cell called?

  DNA
• Where do bacterial cells store their genetic information?

  In the cytoplasm
• What do bacterial cells use for movement?

  Flagella
• What is the function of pili in a bacterial cell?

  To allow the cell to attach to surfaces
• What type of cells are bacterial cells?

  Prokaryotic
• What is the outermost layer of a bacterial cell?

  Cell wall
• How do bacterial cells reproduce?

  By binary fission
• What is found in the cytoplasm of a bacterial cell?

  Ribosomes