Activity: Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function
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_____ are surface appendages that allow a bacterium to stick to a surface.
Fimbriae
What name is given to the rigid structure, found outside the plasma membrane, that surrounds and supports the bacterial cell?
cell wall
Where is a bacterial cell's DNA found?
nucleoid region
The _____ is the bacterial structure that acts as a selective barrier, allowing nutrients to enter the cell and wastes to leave the cell.
plasma membrane
What is a function of a bacterium's capsule?
protection
In a bacterium, where are proteins synthesized
ribosomes
