Multiple Choice
What is the advantage of having cyanobacteria living inside a eukaryotic cell according to the endosymbiotic theory?
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5. Cell Components
Endosymbiotic Theory
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Which theory explains the origin of chloroplasts and mitochondria in eukaryotic cells?
A
Gene Theory
B
Cell Theory
C
Evolutionary Theory
D
Endosymbiotic Theory
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Understand that the question is asking about the origin of chloroplasts and mitochondria in eukaryotic cells.
Recognize that chloroplasts and mitochondria are organelles within eukaryotic cells that have their own DNA and double membranes.
Recall that the Endosymbiotic Theory is a scientific theory that explains how these organelles originated from free-living prokaryotes that were engulfed by ancestral eukaryotic cells.
The theory suggests that these prokaryotes formed a symbiotic relationship with the host cell, eventually evolving into the organelles we see today.
Identify that the Endosymbiotic Theory is the correct explanation for the origin of chloroplasts and mitochondria, as opposed to Gene Theory, Cell Theory, or Evolutionary Theory, which do not specifically address this origin.
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