Prokaryotes 7.1

What is a characteristic of a prokaryote?

• They don't have a nucleus

• They don't have ribosomes

• They don't have DNA

• They have multiple cells

Which organisms are considered prokaryotes?

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Animals

• Plants

Where are bacteria found?

• Ocean

• Freshwater

• Land

• Inside plants and animals

Which type of bacteria have a thick outer cell wall made of peptidoglycan that stains purple?

• Gram negative bacteria

• Gram positive bacteria

Which type of bacteria have a thin outer membrane that stains pink?

• Gram negative bacteria

• Gram positive bacteria

Which type of bacteria shape looks like this helix?

• spiral

• coccus

• bacillus

Which type of bacteria shape looks like this rod?

• spiral

• coccus

• bacillus

Which type of bacteria shape looks like this sphere?

• spiral

• coccus

• bacillus

How do prokaryotes reproduce?

• Sexual Reproduction

• Binary Fission

What is Binary Fission?

• A type of sexual reproduction

• Splitting into 2 identical cells

• doubling in size