Little Mito
The Story of Where He Came From
Author(s)
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/collection/detail.html?case_id=301&id=301School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Department of Biological Sciences
University at Buffalo
herreid@buffalo.edu
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.
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; parasiticEducational Level
High school, Undergraduate lower divisionFormat
PDFType Methods
DirectedLanguage
EnglishSubject Headings
Biology (General) Cell Biology Evolutionary Biology
Date Posted
01/07/02Teaching Notes
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Comments
Janet Kaehms
janetkaehms@gmail.com
Science Teacher
Dublin High School
Dubliin, CA
09/21/2013
Perfect! I often tell a story about a large Italian family when I talk about DNA. The dad is the boss the DNA. There are his 4 daughters and one cousin...then 3 sons who work hard moving things and arranging everyone. -----------------------------