A bacterium runs its whole life-support system inside one open compartment — no nucleus, no organelles. Tap each part in the cell (or a label on the right) to name it and see why it matters at the bedside.
A bacterial cell
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The bacterial celltap a part to label it
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Four parts to knowEven the simplest bacterium has a membrane holding it together, a watery cytoplasm inside, its DNA gathered in the nucleoid, and ribosomes building its proteins. Start with any one.