The Endosymbiont Theory Posits That

question 28

Multiple Choice

The endosymbiont theory posits that

• A) chloroplasts are descended from photosynthetic bacteria.
• B) Eukaryotic cells originally lacked mitochondria and chloroplasts.
• C) mitochondria originated by free-living bacteria.
• D) All of the above
• E) None of the above

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