Self Quiz for Eukaryotic Cell Structure: The Endosymbiotic Theory

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these questions.
Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of this tutorial.

1. Briefly describe what is meant by the endosymbiotic theory. (ans)

2. Give three points of evidence supporting the theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts may have arisen from prokaryotic organisms.

a. (ans)

b. (ans)

c. (ans)

 


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