Which of the following best describes the endosymbiotic theory?

a. Aerobic respiration is more efficient than anaerobic respiration.
b. Prokaryotes evolved to live side by side with eukaryotes.
c. Eukaryotes are the result of one prokaryotic cell engulfing another.
d. Mitochondria can only live inside a eukaryotic cell.


c. Eukaryotes are the result of one prokaryotic cell engulfing another.

The theory of endosymbiosis states that eukaryotes evolved by engulfing other cells, which gave rise to organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts. It does not specifically refer to mitochondria alone.

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