Endosymbiotic Theory

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What is the endosymbiotic theory?

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An explanation for how eukaryote cells evolved from prokaryote cells.

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What is one of the facts that support the endosymbiotic theory?

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Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA.

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What is the main difference between prokaryote and eukaryote cells?

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Prokaryote cells have no true nuclei, while eukaryote cells do.

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What did the bacteria that used sunlight energy to produce their own food evolve into?

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Chloroplasts.

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What is believed to be the ancestor autotroph eukaryote?

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A prokaryote cell that could perform photosynthesis.

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What are mitochondria?

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Organelles that generate ATP through cellular respiration.

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What is the role of chloroplasts in eukaryotic cells?

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Chloroplasts are responsible for photosynthesis, converting sunlight into energy.

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How do mitochondria and chloroplasts replicate?

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They divide in a way similar to how prokaryote cells divide.

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What is a key characteristic of prokaryote cells?

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They lack membrane-bound organelles.

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What is the significance of the endosymbiotic theory in biology?

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It explains the origin of eukaryotic cells and their complex structures.