PARTS OF A PROKARYOTIC CELL

prokaryotic cell

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HORIZONTAL infographic

Prokaryotic cells have no membranous organelles and their activity takes place in the membrane. The way they receive nutrients can be autotrophic and heterotrophic.

Composition

• One of the distinctive elements of a prokaryotic cell is that it lacks a nucleus. Instead it has a nucleoid, an irregular region located inside the cells.

Nucleoid

Function

• This is where DNA is found.

Function

• Organelles in the cytoplasm, responsible for protein synthesis.

ribosomes

Funtion

• Regulates the entry and exit of substances into the cell.

Composition

• In some places, the plasma membrane folds inwards forming mesosomes, structures involved in cellular respiration and reproduction.

plasma membrane