Question

Use the drop-down menus to answer questions about bacteria. Since bacteria are prokaryotes, they have no The outside of a bacterial cell is protected by a structure called a . The provides a rigid structure that gives the cell its shape. The helps to transport ions, nutrients, and waste. allow DNA to be transferred from one bacterium to another.

Answer 1

Nucleus

Capsule

Cell wall

Cell membrane

Pili

Answer 2

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Step-by-step explanation:

Since bacteria are prokaryotes, they have no nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. The outside of a bacterial cell is protected by a structure called a capsule. The cell wall provides a rigid structure that gives the cell its shape. The cell membrane helps to transport ions, nutrients, and waste. The plasmids allow DNA to be transferred from one bacterium to another.

The bacteria are microscopic organisms that are generally classified as prokaryotes. The prokaryotes lack nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles, unlike the eukaryotes. The bacteria cells are enclosed in a protective structure known as the capsule. Immediately after the capsule is the cell wall whose components vary depending on whether the bacteria is Gram-positive or negative.

Towards the innermost part of the cell, after the cell wall is the cell membrane. It acts as a channel for the transport of materials in and out of the cell. Some bacteria cells have short, circular, extrachromosomal DNA known as plasmids which can be transferred from one cell to another.