Prokaryotic Cell Structures

A cell structure that makes protein.

The genetic material carrying information in the cell.

Small, bristle-like fibers found on the surface of bacterial cells.

A short, filamentous projection on a bacterial cell, used especially to join bacterial cells for the transfer of DNA.

A long, threadlike appendage, especially a whiplike extension of a cell or protoplast that is used to move.

A rigid layer lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria.

An additional DNA structure that can exist in the cell.

A storage container for nutrients and waste.