cell-surface structures
maintains cell shape and protects cell
what is the cell wall
prokaryotes do this to move toward or away from a stimulus
what is taxis
how prokaryotes store DNA
what is circular chromosomes
prokaryote dividing into more cells in multiples of 2
2-->4-->8-->16
binary fission
prokaryotes use this to stick to their substrate or one another
what is a fimbria (hairlike appendages)
structure that helps prokaryotes move
what is flagellum
where the chromosome is stored in prokaryote
what is a nucleoid
how often prokaryotes divide
1-3 hours to only 20 min
appendages that pull two cells together before DNA transfer from one cell to another
what are pili
small rings of independently replicating DNA molecules
what are plasmids
binary fission is a sexual or asexual process
asexually
source of genetic variation in prokaryotes
rapid reproduction and mutations