GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

CELL ORGANELLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the host cell receive from its endosymbiont (cell living inside of it)?
A
Shelter
B
Motility
C
Energy
D
Reproduction
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The host animal serves as a protected environment, providing the alga with a constant supply of nutrients in the form of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur. In turn, the alga provides the host with glucose.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are two major organelles in eukaryotic organisms that have resulted from endosymbiosis, mitochondria (common to most eukaryotes) and chloroplasts (found in plants and algae only), as well as a few less obvious examples.

Detailed explanation-3: -The prokaryotic cells that live inside eukaryotic cells are called endosymbionts. Endosymbiosis is a term used to describe two organisms living together with one inside the other. The word endosymbiont comes from two Greek root words: endo, meaning within, and symbios meaning, living together.

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