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Mitochondria and chloroplasts likely evolved from engulfed prokaryotes that once lived as independent organisms. At some point, a eukaryotic cell engulfed an aerobic prokaryote, which then formed an endosymbiotic relationship with the host eukaryote, gradually developing into a mitochondrion. Eukaryotic cells containing mitochondria then engulfed photosynthetic prokaryotes, which evolved to become specialized chloroplast organelles.
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∙ 13y agoChloroplasts appear to have originated from a photosynthetic prokaryote that lived inside a eukaryotic cell.
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American biologist who provided evidence for the endosymbiotic theory which explains the origin of chloroplasts and mitochondra?
Lynn Margulis was the American biologist who provided evidence for this theory.
What cell structure is the site of photosynthesis?
chloroplasts hope this helped santiago Chloroplasts
What organelle convert solar energy into glucose and oxygen?
Chloroplasts
Do nitrogen fixing bacteria have chloroplasts?
No bacteria have chloroplasts. Plants have chloroplasts. Chloroplasts were originally cyanobacteria -- they are the results of an endosymbiosis between a cyanobacterium and a eukaryote.
Where is the thylakiod located in a cell?
The chloroplasts
Which of the following would not support the endosymbiotic theory of the origin of mitochondri and chloroplasts?
Both contain DNA
What is the endosymbiotic theory?
The Endosymbiotic Theory is a theory about how mitochondria and chloroplasts formed. The theory suggests that both the mitochondria and chloroplasts were once prokaryotic cells that were ingested but not digested by eukaryotic cells. This would explain why both have their own DNA.
American biologist who provided evidence for the endosymbiotic theory which explains the origin of chloroplasts and mitochondra?
Lynn Margulis was the American biologist who provided evidence for this theory.
What enabled the formation of true living cells?
Endosymbiosis enabled the formation of true living cells. This concept explains the origin of two biological structures, the mitochondria and the chloroplasts.
What cell structure is the site of photosynthesis?
chloroplasts hope this helped santiago Chloroplasts
What organelle convert solar energy into glucose and oxygen?
Chloroplasts
Do nitrogen fixing bacteria have chloroplasts?
No bacteria have chloroplasts. Plants have chloroplasts. Chloroplasts were originally cyanobacteria -- they are the results of an endosymbiosis between a cyanobacterium and a eukaryote.
Where is the thylakiod located in a cell?
The chloroplasts
What color are chloroplasts?
chloroplasts are usually light green or either dark green
Are chloroplasts related to chlorophyll?
Yes they are related. Chlorophylls are in chloroplasts
What would happen to a plant if its chloroplasts stopped working?
Chloroplasts are doing photosynthesis. They will die if chloroplasts are not working.
What would happen if you did not have chloroplasts?
Well humans do not have chloroplasts. Chloroplasts only show up in plant cells as chloroplasts are for obtaining energy from sunlight through photosynthesis. No animal is able to do this as chloroplasts are not present in animal cells.
