Endosymbiotic Theory

Which one of the following processes occurs within the mitochondria?

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

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The theory of Endosymbiosis explains

• The origin of eukaryotes

• How species develop

• How bacteria live

• The origin of multi-cellular life

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____________ & _________________ are organelles that definitely arose from endosymbiosis.

• Nucleus and Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Mitochondria & Flagellum

• Chloroplast & Mitochondria

• Chloroplast and Golgi apparatus

What did the host cell receive from its endosymbiont (cell living inside of it)?

• Shelter
• Motility
• Energy
• Reproduction

What did the endosymbiont (cell living inside another) receive from its host cell?

• Shelter
• Energy
• Motility
• Reproduction

A process by which organisms create carbohydrates from sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water is called -

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

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What type of cell does not contain membrane bound organelles?

• Animal Cells

• Prokaryotic Cells

• Eukaryotic Cells

• Plant Cells

Which of the following characteristics make mitochondria and chloroplasts different from other organelles?

• They are much bigger

• The are found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

• They both make ATP

• They were once free-living prokaryotes

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Which of the following is evidence to support the endosymbiotic theory?

• Prokaryotes have the same number and types of enzymes as eukaryotes.

• Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA, which is similar to prokaryotic DNA.

• All eukaryotic cells have a double-layered membran composed of phosplipids and proteins.

• Fossil evidence shows that the first forms of life were prokaryotic cells.

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Theory that says eukaryotic cells formed from symbiosis among several different prokaryotes.

• Natural Selection
• Biogenesis Theory
• Evolutionary Theory
• Endosymbiotic Theory

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