The hypothesis that certain eukaryotic cell structures may have evolved from a prokaryotic cell being engulfed by a eukaryotic cell is called the

A) endosymbiont hypothesis.
B) prebiotic evolution hypothesis.
C) living intermediate hypothesis.
D) spontaneous generation hypothesis.
E) protocell hypothesis.


A

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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