The Endosymbiont Theory Is Support by Several Lines of Evidence

question 18

Multiple Choice

The endosymbiont theory is support by several lines of evidence one of which is ____.

• A)mitochondria,chloroplast,and bacteria all have circular chromosomes
• B)the chloroplast genome resembles the genome of the mitochondria
• C)both mitochondria and chloroplasts generate ATP
• D)both mitochondria and peroxisomes have circular chromosomes
• E)both bacteria and lysosomes have degradative enzymes

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Random Assignment

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Dependent Variable

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Correlation

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together, showing the strength and direction of a relationship between variables.