Question

Which organelle is believed to have derived from specialized bacteria that survived endocytosis (consumption or intake) by another species of cell and became embedded in the cytoplasm? 10 points Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum Mitochondria Nucleus

Answer 1

The correct answer is mitochondria.

The endosymbiotic theory illustrates that how a huge host cell and engulfed bacteria could easily become reliant on each other for existence, leading to an everlasting association. Over millions of years of development, chloroplasts and mitochondria have turned more specialized and at present, they cannot thrive outside of the cell.