Damage to cell wall of procaryote different than eucaryote due to differing chemical structure. Subject to damage by lysozye - enzyme in defense 3. The plasma membrane allows for materials to enter the cell into the cyptoplasma where metabolic reactions necessary for life are carried out. The nuclear area is composed of DNA where genetic information is contained. Also have small circular DNA molecules called plasmids.
Ribosomes are sites of protein synthesis.
Endospores - Specialized resting cells formed in response to adverse conditions. Diameter can vary and can be terminally, subterminally, or centrally located. Nucleus bounded by a membrane. DNA of chromosomes consistently associated with proteins called histones and nonhistones. Possess mitotic apparatus, mitochrondia, endoplasmic reticulum, and sometimes chloroplasts.