Evidence supporting the idea that mitochondria and chloroplasts in present-day cells originated as independent organisms includes

A. similarity between photosynthetic pigments in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria.

B. similarity in the way mitochondria, chloroplasts, and bacteria reproduce.

C. similarities in DNA sequences between mitochondrial and bacterial genomes.

D. All of the answer choices are correct.

E. similarities in size and shape between mitochondria and some bacteria.


D. All of the answer choices are correct.

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