Bacterial Cell Structure Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• slimelayer : unorganized layer of material lying outside of a bacterial or archaeal cell wall, may aid in motility
• lipopolysaccharides : exists in the outer membrane of gram negative bacteria
• peptidoglycan : rigid structure lying outside the plasma membrane, there are two types based on gram stain
• flagella : threadlike appendages that extend outward from the plasma membrane and cell wall that aid in motility
• plasmolysis : process in which water osmotically leaves a cell causing the cytoplasm to shrivel
• glycocalyx : composed of the capsule and slime layer, aids in attachment to solid surfaces
• capsule : layer of well organized material lying outside of the plasma membrane, most commonly composed of polysaccharides
• stator : contains mota and motb proteins, forms channel through plasma membrane through which protons flow
• techoicacid : polymers of glycerol joined by phosphate groups, help maintain cell envelope in gram positive bacteria
• peptide : type of bond that confers strength in the y direction, gives elasticity
• plasmid : small, closed, circular extrachromosomal dna found in bacteria, archaea, and some fungi
• exoenzyme : secreted by gram positive bacteria and aids in degradation of large nutrients
• glycosidic : type of bond that confers strength in the x direction, connects sugars in glycan chain
• ftsz : component of bacterial cytoskeleton that forms ring during septum formation in cell division