The basic structural and functional

Cell unit of all organisms.

A rigid non-cellulose structure

Cell wall that surrounds cells of bacteria

The gel like fluid inside the cell

Cytoplasm membrane
where the reactions of metabolism occur.

The archetypal bacterium.

Escherichia coli (E. coli) A rod shaped gram-negative bacillus.

Long, thin, whip-like structures, with a

Flagella core of microtubules, that enable
movement.

A dense region of DNA in a

Nucleoid
prokaryotic cell.

Hair-like protein structures, that

Pili allow bacteria to attach to things.

A phospholipid bilayer that

Plasma membrane
surrounds the cell

A single-celled organism without a

Prokaryote nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.

Organelles made of protein and

Ribosomes RNA that direct protein synthesis.