Which of the following is true about how mitochondria were acquired by host cells? (1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AA eukaryotic cell gave up its mitochondria to another cell through phagocytosis. %0D%0AA eukaryotic cell gave up its mitochondria to another cell through phagocytosis. %0D%0A%0D%0AA bacteria cell was engulfed into a host cell through the process of phagocytosis. %0D%0AA bacteria cell was engulfed into a host cell through the process of phagocytosis. %0D%0A%0D%0AThe cell’s membrane folded inward, creating a pocket within itself called the mitochondria. %0D%0AThe cell’s membrane folded inward, creating a pocket within itself called the mitochondria. %0D%0A%0D%0AA mitochondria cell’s membrane folded outward, creating a larger cell around itself.

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Which of the following is true about how mitochondria were acquired by host cells?  (1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AA eukaryotic cell gave up its mitochondria to another cell through phagocytosis.  %0D%0AA eukaryotic cell gave up its mitochondria to another cell through phagocytosis.  %0D%0A%0D%0AA bacteria cell was engulfed into a host cell through the process of phagocytosis.  %0D%0AA bacteria cell was engulfed into a host cell through the process of phagocytosis.  %0D%0A%0D%0AThe cell’s membrane folded inward, creating a pocket within itself called the mitochondria.  %0D%0AThe cell’s membrane folded inward, creating a pocket within itself called the mitochondria.  %0D%0A%0D%0AA mitochondria cell’s membrane folded outward, creating a larger cell around itself.

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The statement that is true about how mitochondria were acquired by host cells is:

A bacteria cell was engulfed into a host cell through the process of phagocytosis.

This refers to the endosymbiotic theory, which suggests that mitochondria originated from free-living bacteria that were engulfed by ancestral eukaryotic cells. Over time, these bacteria became integrated into the cells as organelles.