How does phagocytosis relate to the formation of eukaryotes? (1 point)

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Phagocytosis, a type of cell membrane, was used to create a compartment within the cell.
Phagocytosis, a type of cell membrane, was used to create a compartment within the cell.

Phagocytosis, a type of membrane-bound organelle, forced its way into a prokaryote.
Phagocytosis, a type of membrane-bound organelle, forced its way into a prokaryote.

Phagocytosis, a type of endocytosis, was used by a prokaryote to engulf a second prokaryote.
Phagocytosis, a type of endocytosis, was used by a prokaryote to engulf a second prokaryote.

Phagocytosis, a type of cell, was engulfed by a host cell during the outward folding of its membrane.

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Phagocytosis, a type of endocytosis, was used by a prokaryote to engulf a second prokaryote.

This relates to the theory of endosymbiosis, which suggests that eukaryotes evolved through a process where ancestral prokaryotic cells engulfed other prokaryotic cells. These engulfed cells, which eventually became organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts, contributed to the complexity of eukaryotic cells.