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Which statement does not support the endosymbiotic theory?
Mitochondria and chloroplasts reproduce independently from the cell.
Mitochondria and chloroplasts contain their own ribosomes.
Mitochondria and chloroplasts have DNA that resembles bacterial DNA.
Mitochondria and chloroplasts are much larger than prokaryotic cells.
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"Mitochondria and chloroplasts are much larger than prokaryotic cells."
This does not support the endosymbiotic theory — if anything, mitochondria and chloroplasts are similar in size to prokaryotes (not much larger), which is one piece of evidence that they descended from free-living bacteria. The other three statements are supporting evidence.
This does not support the endosymbiotic theory — if anything, mitochondria and chloroplasts are similar in size to prokaryotes (not much larger), which is one piece of evidence that they descended from free-living bacteria. The other three statements are supporting evidence.
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