EBK BIOLOGY:SCIENCE F/LIFE
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Chapter 14, Problem 3AAATB
Support for the endosymbiotic theory for the evolution of eukaryotic groups includes that chloroplasts and mitochondria are surrounded by two membranes, one that derives presumably from the bacterial symbiont and one that derives from the host cell’s vacuole that originally surrounded it. Interestingly, some algal phyla, for instance the Euglenophyta, contain chloroplasts composed of three membranes. Given your understanding of endosymbiosis, how do you think this extra membrane may have evolved?
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EBK BIOLOGY:SCIENCE F/LIFE
Ch. 14 - How many different species have been identified by...Ch. 14 - Add labels to the figure that follows, which...Ch. 14 - How are hypotheses about the evolutionary...Ch. 14 - Which of the following kingdoms or domains is a...Ch. 14 - Comparisons of ribosomal RNA among many different...Ch. 14 - On examining cells under a microscope, you notice...Ch. 14 - The mitochondria in a eukaryotic cell ___________....Ch. 14 - Prob. 8LTBCh. 14 - Prob. 9LTBCh. 14 - Phylogenies are created based on the principle...
Ch. 14 - Unless handled properly by living systems, oxygen...Ch. 14 - Imagine you have found an organism that has never...Ch. 14 - Support for the endosymbiotic theory for the...Ch. 14 - Research a species of plant, animal, fungi, or...Ch. 14 - Scientists initially rejected the endosymbiotic...Ch. 14 - The science that you learned in this chapter has...
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