Little Mito

By Stephanie Vail, Clyde Freeman Herreid

Abstract

This case presents a fanciful story about the origin of the eukaryotic cell, a major milestone in the evolution of life. The characters of the story are Mito, Chlora, Flag, ER, Nuc, Golgi, Ves, and Ly, all members of an extended cellular family. Written for college and high school introductory biology classes, students learn about cellular structure and functions in addition to the two major theories for the rise of the eukaryotic cell.

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Date Posted

01/07/2002

Overview

Objectives

To learn the major functions of some of the cell organelles.
To learn the relative merits of the two major hypotheses for the origin of the eukaryotic cell and understand the evidence supporting each.

Keywords

Eukaryote; eukaryotic; eukaryotic evolution; cell; organelle; endosymbiotic; autogenic; mitochondria; parasite; parasitic

Subject Headings

Biology (General)

Cell Biology

Evolutionary Biology

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

High school, Undergraduate lower division

FORMAT

PDF

TOPICAL AREAS

N/A

LANGUAGE

English

TYPE/METHODS

Directed

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