Labeling the Prokaryotic Cell

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Pili

Appendages that allow bacteria to attach to each other and to transfer DNA. Hair.

Cytoplasm

A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended

Cell Wall

A rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms.

Plasma Membrane

A selectively-permeable phospholipid bilayer forming the boundary of the cells

Plasmid

A small ring of DNA that carries accessory genes separate from those of the bacterial chromosome

Capsule

A sticky layer that surrounds the cell walls of some bacteria, protecting the cell surface and sometimes helping to glue the cell to surfaces.

Ribosomes

Cytoplasmic organelles at which proteins are synthesized. Makes protein.

Bacterial Flagellum

Function: Movement

Circular DNA

Plasmid


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