Refer to the Figure

question 224

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure. The phylogenetic tree shows that

• A) bacteria lost the mitochondrion and the chloroplast.
• B) the eukaryotic mitochondrion was acquired through endosymbiosis from bacteria.
• C) bacteria obtained the chloroplast endosymbiotically.
• D) the eukaryotic mitochondrion and chloroplast were obtained simultaneously in a single event.
• E) the mitochondrion evolved independently three times.

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