Which Statement Most Closely Expresses Our Present Understanding

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which statement most closely expresses our present understanding?

• A) The chloroplast is an ancestor of the cyanobacteria.
• B) The cyanobacteria are descendents of the chloroplast.
• C) The chloroplast arose from the incorporation of a cyanobacterial-like organism.
• D) The chloroplast and the cyanobacteria are not closely (or specifically) related.

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