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#3a Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

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Thayne Sweeten

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-Do not have their genetic material enclosed inside a membrane; it is typically one circular chromosome. -Do not have membrane bound organelles. -Do not have DNA associated with histone proteins (special chromosomal proteins found in eukaryotes). -Usually have cell walls containing peptidoglycan -Divide by binary fission
0.2 to 2.0 micrometers in diameter and 2 to 8 micrometers in length
Round or spherical
Rod shaped
bacilli which look like cocci
comma shaped, spiral shaped, or corkscrew shaped
varies in shape
Star shaped and square shaped bacteria have recently been discovered.
-Single -Diplococci (pairs) -Streptococci (chains) -Tetrads (packet of four) and sarcinae (packets of eight) -Staphylococci (irregular clusters)
-Single -Diplobacilli (pairs)
Coccobacilli (resemble cocci)
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