no membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria, ER and chloroplasts
surrounded by peptidoglycan cell walls
made of murein
ribosomes are far smaller at 20nm in diamter
DNA is in the form of a single loop
the general area in which plasmid DNA is found is called the nucleoid
ATP is produced in mesosomes - infolded regions on the CSM
some have flagella which use ATP to
rotate a disc at the base attached by a
hook to the spiral protein
cell division by binary fission
thick capsule layer made of polysaccharides
Gram-negative bacteria have two membranes - the
peptidoglycan layer is thinner but outside it is a thin layer
of lipoprotein and then a second outer membrane made of
lipopolysaccharides.
no cytoskeleton
Eukaryotic
Around 30nm in diameter
Contain linear chromosomes, and the
DNA is associated with histones
some have undulipodia which consist of a cylinder of
9 microtubules with two in the middle - use ATP
most contain two copies of each gene - diploid
always have a cytoskeleton
distinct nucleus
surrounded by a nuclear
envelope. Chromatin is
found inside the nucleus
which condenses into
chromosomes during DNA
replication
plant cells have cell walls made of cellulose, pectin and hemicellulose