Prokaryotic Cells Chapter 3 I. Overview II. Prokaryotic Cells A. Size, Shape, and Arrangement 1. size 2. morphology a. coccus b. bacillus c. coccobacilli d. spiral 1) vibrio 2) spirilla 3) spirochete e. others f. shape retention 1) monomorphic 2) pleomorphic 3. arrangement a. diplo b. strepto c. tetrads d. sarcinae e. staphylo f. palisades B. External Structures 1. Glycocalyx a. construction 1) capsule 2) slime layer b. function 1) virulence 2) attachment 2. S-layer 3. Flagella a. function b. structure 1) filament 2) hook 3) basal body a) rotation c. arrangements 1) atrichous 2) monotrichous 3) lophotrichous 4) amphitrichous 5) peritrichous d. motility 1) stimulation = taxis a) chemotaxis 2) runs 3) tumbles e. Note 4. Flagella like a. function b. fimbriae c. pili 1) conjugation C. The Cell Wall 1. function 2. peptidoglycan 1) lysis 3. Gram + Cell Wall a. teichoic acid 4. Gram - Cell Wall a. plasma membrane b. periplasm c. outer membrane d. lipopolysaccharide 1) endotoxin 5. Note 6. Gram Stain Mechanism 7. Atypical Cell Walls a. no cell wall 1) Mycoplasmas b. Archaea Cell Walls c. Acid-Fast Cell Walls 1) mycolic acid 8. protoplast a. lysozyme D. Structures Internal to the Cell Wall 1. cytoplasmic membrane a. composition 1) lipid bilayer 2) protein a) peripheral b) integral 3) steroids 4) carbohydrates 5) fluid mosaic model b. selectively permeable 2. cytoplasm 3. nucleoid a. plasmids 4. ribosomes 5. inclusion bodies 6. cytoskeleton 7. endospores a. sporulation b. germination