One of the Key Innovations in the Evolution of Eukaryotes

question 46

Multiple Choice

One of the key innovations in the evolution of eukaryotes from a prokaryotic ancestor is the endomembrane system. What eukaryotic organelles or features might have evolved as a part of, or as an elaboration of, the endomembrane system?

• A) plasma membrane
• B) chloroplasts
• C) mitochondria
• D) nuclear envelope
• E) none of these

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