2.

2 Prokaryotic
 2.2.1 Draw and label a diagram of the ultrastructure
of Escherichia Coli. As an example of a prokaryote
• Diagram:
Annotate the diagram from 2.2.1. with the function of
each named structure
• Cell wall : protection
• Plasma membrane: Controls the transfer of
substances in and out of the cell
• Mesosome: Site of respiration
• Cytoplasm: Site of metabolic activities
• Ribosomes: Site of protein synthesis
• Naked DNA: Store of genetic information
• Flagelum: movement
• Plasmid: a small circular DNA chain that codes for
the synthesis of certain proteins
• Slime capsule: protection against extreme
conditions of temperature.
2.2.3 Identify structures from 2.2.1 in
electron micrographs of E.coli.
2.2.4. Prokaryotic cells divide by binary fission