11. Cells, the Simplest Functional Units

MIT 7.016 Introductory Biology, Fall 2018
Instructor: Adam Martin

Professor Martin discusses the key features of cells, from the relatively simple organization of prokaryotic cells to the more complex organization of eukaryotic cells. He then covers cell compartments, transport, mitochondria, and the cytoskeleton.

License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA

[lizTheNurse]

Amazing lecture, thank you for sharing this kind of lectures to the public. I would like to add something: at minute 24:34 I think it is phagocytosis, because the cell engulfs large and complex particles, like bacterial cells in the case of mitochondria. On the other hand, pinocytosis takes in fluids and solute.

[tatiana]

21:42 Oh my God. If my professor would do this, I surely would laugh.
I love the way Professor Martin teaches. It's funny and easy to understand.

[immanny]

Tough crowd - the funeral joke to start off was solid

[woloabel]

(On Tuesday of January 31, 2023). Biology and the Basic Living Unit within Life, the Cell: 1) Heterogeneity Therein (Cell Morphology and Typification is Multiple); 2) Kingdom Differentiation by Membrane-Bound Nucleus and Organelles: a) Prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archaea); b) Eukaryotes (All other Kingdoms including Animalia and Humans); 3) Genomic DNA Dependency for Information Preservation by all Kingdoms; 4) Cytoplasmic Membrane Permeability (Ionic Na+, K+ and Ca2+) and Processes therein of 1) Endocytosis; 2) Exocytosis; 5) Mitochondrion (Plural MitProkaryotes

Thank you Professor for your great lecture! and Also good to know that Professor is not Bold!

[titasBashu]

Thank you for this amazing lecture ❤. I am in class 9 and get help from this video.. love from bangladesh❤❤❤❤❤

[krishnarijal]

Did he bring the cap for that purpose only?

[SevtapThurston]

So good to listen and watch! Does anybody know why microtubules are more efficient in pulling than pushing?

[shilpi]

Which book to follow for general biology?

[VLEN_.V]

How does nobody laugh at the funeral joke, ut was awesome 😂

[anaadipriyadarshi]

me coming to see reaction on comments when prof did push ups

[pedritatulica]

My opinion: too mixed and oversimplified and thinks many subjects are "boring". He has to prepare his lesson making the subjects not boring but very interesting! Wich they are!