1.3: Describe the Common Features Shown by Prokaryotic Organisms such as Bacteria

BACTERIA: Microscopic organism that causes diseases

GROUPS OF ORGANISMS

BACTERIA s Unicellular organism Feeds on living or dead organisms Structure: Nucleoid - single circular strand of DNA Plasmid - independent small circle of DNA Plasma membrane - phospholipid bilayer that controls movement of substances into and out of cell  Cell wall - made of Peptidoglycan to protect and maintain shape of cell   *Pili - protein filmanets that facilitates cell adhesion and conjugation   *70S Ribosomes - site of protein synthesis   *Flagellum - elongated inflexible structure that rotates to move cell Example: Lactobacillus Bulgarcius (rod-shaped bacterium used in production of Yoghurt) Pnemococcus (spherical bacterium that causes Pneumonia)