Prokaryotic Cells

1.2.1 Draw a generalized prokaryotic cell as seen in electron micrographs.
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1.2.2 State one function for each of the following: cell wall, plasma membrane, mesosome, cytoplasm, ribosomes and naked DNA.

One function of the cell wall is that it maintains the shape of the cell. The plasma membrane acts as a selective membrane that lets sufficient amounts of oxygen and other nutrients to enter and leave the cell as needed. A mesosome increases the cell's surface area for metabolic reactions to occur. The cytoplasm holds and suspends the organelles of specialized function. Ribosomes are the main site for protein synthesis and naked DNA contain genes which controll the cell and contain its genotype.

1.2.3 State that prokaryotes show a wide range of metabolic activity including fermentation, photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation.

Prokaryotes show a wide range of metabolic activity including fermentation, photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation.