Chapter 5, Problem 1CC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The endosymbiotic theory.

Introduction:

The endosymbiotic theory holds that eukaryotic mitochondria have been evolved from a small bacterium, which was engulfed by the large primitive heterotrophic eukaryotic cell. Prokaryotes are the unicellular organisms that do not have a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelles Eukaryotes are the multicellular organisms that possess different organelles like mitochondria and nucleus for various functions.