The Endosymbiotic Theory proposes that certain organelles within eukaryotic cells, including mitochondria and chloroplasts, originated as free-living prokaryotic cells that were engulfed by a host cell and established a symbiotic relationship.
Which one among the following cell organelles in a Eukaryotic cell is acquired during the process of evolution by entrapment or engulfment of Bacterial cells ?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2011 · Topic: Cell (Mitochondria: Structure, Cellular Respiration, and ATP Synthesis)
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