Nucleoid - ANSWER✔✔A non-membrane-bounded region in a prokaryotic cell
where the DNA is concentrated.
Plasmid - ANSWER✔✔small, circular piece of DNA located in the cytoplasm of
many bacteria
Ribosomes - ANSWER✔✔site of protein synthesis (smaller in prokaryotes than
eukaryotes)
Slime capsule - ANSWER✔✔A thick polysaccharide layer used for protection
against drying out and phagocytosis (being digested)
cell wall - ANSWER✔✔A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and
provides support to the cell. Made of murein in prokaryotes and cellulose in plants.
plasma membrane - ANSWER✔✔The membrane at the boundary of every cell
that acts as a selective barrier.
Cytoplasm - ANSWER✔✔A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles
are suspended and where chemical reactions take place
Nucleus - ANSWER✔✔Control centre of the cell, contains genetic material
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