Prokaryotic cells

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  • Created on: 06-12-20 22:05
What is their size compared to eukaryotes?
- smaller and simpler
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What features do they contain?
- DNA in circular loops
- cell membrane
- ribosomes
- cell wall (peptidoglycan)
- sometimes a flagellum, capsule, or plasmid
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How do bacteria replicate?
- binary fission
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How does binary fission take place?
- cell replicates DNA
- cytoplasmic membrane elongates separating DNA molecules
-cross wall forms and membrane invaginates
- cross wall forms completely
- daughter cells are formed
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How big are they?
- 0.1 to 5.0 micrometers in diameter
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What features do they contain?

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- DNA in circular loops
- cell membrane
- ribosomes
- cell wall (peptidoglycan)
- sometimes a flagellum, capsule, or plasmid

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How do bacteria replicate?

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Card 4

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How does binary fission take place?

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Card 5

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How big are they?

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