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Textbook Reading:

OpenStax Biology:

Chapter 4: Section 4.3 & 4.4

AP Bio- Matter 7: Matter & Energy Processing.7 of 7 of my Matter Domain. Image Credits: Biology (Campbell) 9th edition, copyright Pearson 2011, & The Internet. Provided under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. By David Knuffke.

Supplemental Goodness

Paul Andersen explains how eukaryotic cells use compartmentalization to increase the surface area and level of specialization within the cell. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are compared and contrasted. The role of both the mitochodria and endoplasmic reticulum are discussed.

Paul Andersen describes the structure and function of the major organelles in a eukaryotic cell. The endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, and golgi complex produce and store proteins in the cell. Lysosomes dissolve broken and invasive material. Vacuole store material in plant cells. Mitochondria produce ATP through cellular respiration and chloroplasts use the energy of the sun to produce sugars.

Crash Course Biology #4 - Hank tells us about the city of Eukaryopolis - the animal cell that is responsible for all the cool things that happen in our bodies.

Crash Course Biology #6 - Hank describes why plants are so freaking amazing - discussing their evolution, and how their cells are both similar to & different from animal cells.

Things you should make sure you understand:

(feel free to ask questions about them in class)

Why cells require energy, and how they acquire it.
The different roles of glucose and ATP in cellular systems.
Why mitochondria and chloroplasts are separate from the endomembrane system, and are considered “semi-autonomous” organelles.
The relationship between the processes that occur in the mitochondria and the processes that occur in the chloroplast.

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