What is the strongest evidence for the idea that present-day eukaryotic aerobes are the descendants of the successful

symbiotic association of anaerobes and aerobes?
a. Mitochondria can produce ATP.
b. A mitochondrion can survive indefinitely when removed from a eukaryotic cell.
c. A mitochondrion has its own set of DNA molecules.
d. Fossilized mitochondria are older than the oldest fossilized eukaryotes.
e. All eukaryotic cells have mitochondria.


ANSWER: c

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