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Which of the following is true about how mitochondria were acquired by host cells? (1 point)
• A bacteria cell was engulfed into a host cell through the process of phagocytosis.
• The cell's membrane folded inward, creating a pocket within itself called the mitochondria.
• A mitochondria cell's membrane folded outward, creating a larger cell around itself.
• A eukaryotic cell gave up its mitochondria to another cell through phagocytosis.
• A bacteria cell was engulfed into a host cell through the process of phagocytosis.
• The cell's membrane folded inward, creating a pocket within itself called the mitochondria.
• A mitochondria cell's membrane folded outward, creating a larger cell around itself.
• A eukaryotic cell gave up its mitochondria to another cell through phagocytosis.
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The correct statement about how mitochondria were acquired by host cells is:
• A bacteria cell was engulfed into a host cell through the process of phagocytosis.
This process is known as endosymbiosis, where an ancestral eukaryotic cell engulfed a prokaryotic cell (likely an alpha-proteobacterium), which eventually evolved into the mitochondria we find in eukaryotic cells today.
• A bacteria cell was engulfed into a host cell through the process of phagocytosis.
This process is known as endosymbiosis, where an ancestral eukaryotic cell engulfed a prokaryotic cell (likely an alpha-proteobacterium), which eventually evolved into the mitochondria we find in eukaryotic cells today.
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