Eukaryotic Cells Are Thought to Be Derived from Prokaryotic Cells

question 127

Multiple Choice

Eukaryotic cells are thought to be derived from prokaryotic cells that underwent phagocytosis without digestion of the phagocytized cell. This mutualistic relationship is explained by the _______ theory.

• A) endosymbiotic
• B) cell
• C) evolutionary
• D) parasite
• E) prokaryotic

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Definitions:

Independent Sample

A sample that is selected from a population in such a way that the entities are not related or do not affect each other.

Sampling Distribution

The likelihood distribution of a specific statistic derived from a random selection.

Independent Sample

Samples that are collected in such a way that the selection of one sample does not influence the selection of another, ensuring that observations between samples are not related.

Normally Distributed

Describes a probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.