BIO Cancer 1

15 cards·by mgordon

Surface appendages that allow a bacterium to stick to a surface.

Fimbriae

What is the function of a bacterium's capsule?

protection

Where is a bacterial cell's DNA found?

nucleoid region

In a bacterium, where are proteins synthesized?

Ribosome

What name is given to the rigid structure, found outside the plasma membrane, that surrounds and supports the bacterial cell?

Cell wall

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

DNA is composed of building blocks called _____.

nucleotides

DNA has the appearance of a _____.

double helix

Strong, protective structure made from cellulose fibrils?

Plant Cell Wall

Regulates cytoplasm composition, creates internal pressure, and stores cell compound?

Central Vacuole

Makes food by converting light energy into chemical energy?

Chloroplast

Converts chemical fuel into packets of chemical energy (ATP) that can power the cell?

Mitochondrion

Modifies and packages proteins?

Golgi Apparatus

Which plant cell organelle converts chemical fuel into packets of chemical energy that can power the cell?

Mitochondrion

Which of the following is a function of the central vacuole?

Storing compounds produced by the cell.