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Column A lists bacterial cell structures. Column B lists the function of these structures. For each...

  1. Column A lists bacterial cell structures. Column B lists the function of these structures. For each item listed in Column A, indicate the correct description from Column B.

Column A

Column B

a. energy reserves in cell
b. filamentous appendage for movement c. contains the cell’s DNA

___ cell wall
___ capsule
___ flagella
___ plasma membrane d. substance inside the cell that contains enzymes and cell structures

___ ribosomes
___ fimbriae
___ LPS
___ inclusion bodies ___ nucleoid

___ cytoplasm

e. polysaccharide attached to the cell wall that resists phagocytosis
f. sites of protein synthesis
g. is composed of lipids and proteins, and serves as a selective barrier h. is composed of lipid A, which is an endotoxin
i. maintains cell shape
j. external protein structures for adherence

Homework Answers

Answer #1

a)cell wall : maintain cell shape

b) capsule: Polysaccharides attached to cell wall that resist phagocytosis

c) flagella : filamentous appendages for movement

d)plasma membrane : it is composed of lipid and protein serves as selective barrier

e) ribosomes : site of protein synthesis

f) fimbrae : external protein structure for adherence

g) LPS : it is composed of lipid A , which is endotoxin

h) inclusion bodies : energy reserve in cell

I) nucleoid : contain cells DNA

j) cytoplasm : substance inside the cell that contains enzymes and cell structure

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