2011 · Q101
Which one among the following cell organelles in a Eukaryotic cell is acquired during the process of evolution by entrapment or engulfment of Bacterial cells?
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- APeroxisomes
- BVacuoles
- CChloroplasts
- DMitochondria
Explanation
The endosymbiotic theory holds that mitochondria were acquired when an ancestral eukaryotic cell engulfed bacterial cells.