Which Evolutionary Hypothesis Best Explains Why Microsporidia Lack Mitochondria

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which evolutionary hypothesis best explains why microsporidia lack mitochondria?

• A) They became photosynthetic and could manufacture their own energy.
• B) They became chemosynthetic and could manufacture their own energy.
• C) They are primitive eukaryotes that never evolved this organelle.
• D) They are prokaryotes like bacteria and thus lack nuclei and organelles.
• E) They rely on a host organism for energy.

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