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Why a mitochondria are considered a antique bacteria?

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It has its own DNA completely separate from the DNA of the host cell.

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Does mitochondria have bacteria in it?

Mitochondria are evolved from bacteria.They do not contain bacteria.


How mitochondria or chloroplasts evolved?

Endosymbiotic theory describes the evolution of mitochondria and chloroplast.According to it,photosynthetic bacteria and aerobic bacteria engulfed by a eukaryotic cell turned into chloroplast and mitochondria.


What is the function of mitochondria in bacteria?

There are non in bacteria. They are only in Eukaryota.


Where have mitochondria originated from?

They have evolved from bacteria. Aerobic bacteria have turned into them


What Bacteria do not have?

Bacteria do not have bank accounts.


Why are mitochondria and chloroplast considered cells or bacteria?

I'm not sure about chloroplasts, but with mitochondria evolutionary history has led biolgists to believe that the mitochondria now present in eukaryotic cells to have originated a couple billion years ago when a very basic eukaryotic cell injested (ate) a bacterial cell. Then, instead of digesting it for food, the bacterial cell just stayed inside and functioned with the eukaryotic cell. The evidence for this lies in the structure, genetic information (mitochondria have their own DNA and replicate separately) and proteins present. This is why it could be considered a cell (bacterial), because it, at one point in history, was an actual bacterial cell. i think the above answer is a little misleading to the question. so my answer is mitochondria and chloroplast are not considered cells or bacteria. bacteria is a cell and mitochondria and chloroplasts can be found in cells (plant and animal cells, not bacteria cells).


Why is there no mitochondria found in the bacteria cell?

Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms.Prokaryotes do not have mitochondria.


How do scientists think mitochondria originated?

Mitochondria are evolved from bacteria.Symbiotic living aerobic bacteria turned into mitochondria.


Do bacteria have motochondria?

No they do not have mitochondria.Prokariyotes do not have mitochondria.


How are mitochondria similar bacteria?

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What organelle resemble the prokaryotic cell?

the eucaryotic cell organelle that resemble bacteria is MITOCHONDRIA


What organelles are found only in bacteria?

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