Theory of Endosymbiosis

_________ do have a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.

• eukaryotes

• prokaryotes

Some prokaryotes had photosynthetic abilities, which means they could make food from _________________ energy.

• sunlight

• chemical

Living as symbiotes means that the bacteria lived _________________.

• on top of

• together

Bacteria that could use oxygen to produce their own energy evolved to become _________________.

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

Bacteria that could use the sun to make their own food evolved into _________________.

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

True or false: Eukaryotes can have mitochondria OR chloroplasts, but not both.

• False

• True

Chloroplasts and mitochondria have their own _________________, which is separate from that found in the nucleus.

• RNA

• DNA

The size of mitochondria and chloroplasts tend to be the same size as _________________.

• bacteria

• cells

Do you have any questions about the Endosymbiotic Theory?