Answer to Question #95783 in Cell Biology for abby

Question

Because all eukaryotic cells contain ____________ , it is obvious that they were aquired before ____________ .

Answer 1

Because all eukaryotic cells contain mitochondria , it is obvious that they were acquired before eukaryotes.

 Endosymbiotic theory suggests that generated mitochondria must have evolved and present early in the history of eukaryotes, because all eukaryotes have them. Then, later, a similar event brought chloroplasts into some eukaryotic cells, creating the lineage that led to plants.