Which of the Following Is NOT Offered as Evidence in Support

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT offered as evidence in support of the endosymbiotic theory,which proposes that eukaryotic cells have evolved as a "committee" of prokaryotic cells?

• A)Mitochondria and chloroplasts are similar in size and structure to some species of bacteria.
• B)The ribosomes of chloroplasts and mitochondria are similar to bacteria.
• C)Mitochondria and chloroplasts can actively break away from eukaryotic cells and live on their own.
• D)Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA coding separate from the eukaryotic nucleus.
• E)All of the choices offer support of the endosymbiotic theory.

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