The endosymbiotic theory states that ___________; one piece of evidence supporting this theory is the fact that ___________.

A. mitochondria and chloroplasts originated as ingested prokaryotes ... mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA
B. two organisms live in close association ... the two participating individuals are two different species
C. the genomes of complex animals came in part from the genomes of invading pathogens ... the human genome contains the complete genomes of 120 viruses and 10 bacteria
D. the first hereditary material was RNA ... mitochondria and chloroplasts have heredity based on RNA


A. mitochondria and chloroplasts originated as ingested prokaryotes ... mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA

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