EVOLUTION
THE ORIGIN OF LIFE
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Question
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Mitochondria and chloroplast are the same size as present day extant bacteria.
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They divide by a process that is similar to meiosis.
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Mitochondria and chloroplast both contain DNA and can make their own proteins.
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They have the same membrane bound organelles
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ribosomes of mitochondria and chloroplasts also resemble the smaller ribosomes of bacteria, and not the large eukaryotic ribosomes. This is more evidence that the DNA originated inside of the organelles, and is separate completely from the eukaryotic DNA. This is consistent with endosymbiotic theory.
Detailed explanation-2: -Single stranded, circular DNA is found exclusively in prokaryotes. This evidence supports the endosymbiosis theory because these characteristics would allow the mitochondria and chloroplasts to survive on their own.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Bacteria, a prokaryote, has circular DNA, as do mitochondria and chloroplasts. This provides support for the Endosymbiotic Theory, which states that the mitochondria and chloroplast in eukaryotic cells were once aerobic bacteria (prokaryote) that were ingested by a large anaerobic bacteria (prokaryote).
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The evidence to support the endosymbiotic theory is that mitochondria and chloroplast have their own DNA and are capable of reproducing independently from the cell. Furthermore, they are the same size of a prokaryotic cell.