Inside a Cell site: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/insideacell/

 Harvard Cell Video (shorter version):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJyUtbn0O5Y

Structure and function are related at all levels of biological 

organization: 

ORGANELLE: Mitochondria

The mitochondrial inner membrane is full of folds, called cristae, which give mitochondria greater surface area. 

Why might that surface area be helpful?

The Oxygen Holocaust

http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/geological-history-oxygen

Energy

Energy

The ability to cause change (∆), or do work

INVESTMENTS AND YIELDS

INVESTMENTS AND YIELDS

2 stages of cellular respiration: 1) Glycolysis: Energy investment2) Oxidation: Energy yield

ATP: adenosine triphosphate

ATP: adenosine triphosphate

HIGH ENERGY BOND

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfGlznwfu9U

Why is this important? 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2ZW0EvMzSM