Thursday, October 3, 2013

Identifying the Structure warm up

This structure is a mitochondria. The mitochondria is best adapted to convert pyruvate molecules into ATP. This is achieved by maximizing surface area inside the cell. There are little villi like tendrils called cristae that help aid in increasing the surface area for the Electron Transport Chain, and there are open spaces, called matrices, in which the krebs cycle takes place

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