The Prokaryotic Cell

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The Prokaryotic Cell

• Designed for 10th Grade Biology Students
• Designed by Kari Vitale

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What Do We Want To Know

• History
• Drawing and Labeling
• Components (individually)
• Defining Characteristics
• Real Life Prokaryotes
• Importance in Everyday Life

1 Microsoft Clip Art
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History

• Prokaryotes Greek name
• Pro meaning Karyote kernel)
• Simplest structure
• Life stripped down to essentials
• Thought of as parent
• To eukaryote
• First cell formed

2 http//fig.cox.miami.edu/Faculty/Dana/105F00_4.h
tml
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Drawing and Labeling

• Four major components
• Cell Wall - tough protective coat
• Plasma Membrane secondary layer
• Nucleoid aka DNA
• Cytoplasm interior fluid

3 http//www.jcarroll.org/prokaryoticcell.htm
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Shapes

• Shape
• Spherical,
• rod-like,
• corkscrew

4 http//www.yuzonakanosecretmemory.com/life1.d.ht
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Defining Characteristics

• DNA, but No Nucleus
• Nucleiod Region
• No Organelles
• Plasma Membrane
• Cell Wall
• Cytoplasm

5 http//www.geo.arizona.edu/Antevs/nats104/cellty
pes.html
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Real Life Prokaryotes Prokaryotes in Everyday
Life

• Bacteria Prokaryote
• Many diseases
• E.g. HIV, common cold, any virus

7 www.healingdaily.com/conditions/colds.htm
6 http//www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s3931
59.htm
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What Have We Learned

• History Prokaryote simple
• Drawing and Labeling
• Cell wall, Plasma Membrane, Cytoplasm, Nucleoid
• Shapes Spherical, Rod-like, corkscrew
• Defining Characteristics
• No nucleus, cell wall, plasma membrane, cytoplasm
• Real Life Prokaryotes and Prokaryotes in Everyday
  Life

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THE END
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CITATION

• 1 Microsoft Clip Art
• 2 http//fig.cox.miami.edu/Faculty/Dana/105F00_4.h
  tml)
• 3 http//www.jcarroll.org/prokaryoticcell.htm)
• 4 http//www.yuzonakanosecretmemory.com/life1.d.ht
  ml
• 5 http//www.geo.arizona.edu/Antevs/nats104/cellty
  pes.html
• 6 http//www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s3931
  59.htm
• 7 www.healingdaily.com/conditions/colds.htm