Cell Wars! 9/18/16

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     SUMMARY: This week we started the Cell Wars!®  Project. My team, Sasha, Nic and Daniel, were in charge of the mitochondria. I learned  that mitochondria are shaped just right to maximize their productivity. The organelle is made of two membranes. The outer membrane covers the organelle and contains it like a skin. The inner membrane folds over many times and creates layered structures called cristae. The fluid contained in the mitochondria is called the matrix.

     The mitochondria is an organelle that performs the process of aerobic respiration. In aerobic respiration, simple food molecules like glucose are broken down for their energy. The process results in high-energy molecules called ATP.

    The citric acid cycle is the first stage of aerobic respiration. It takes place in the mitochondrial matrix. The cycle is named for the fact that citric acid (also called citrate or Vitamin C) is used in the process.

S&EP: SP7: Arguing from evidence. 
I used the ace strategy to  check my work when I looked at stuff from websites.