Question

Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own unique dna. ribosomes in eukaryotes are similar to those in bacteria. mitochondria are formed by binary fusion. these statements together form the basis of what theory?

Answer 1

These statement together form the basis of ENDOSYMBIOSIS THEORY.
Endosymbiosis theory states that eukaryotic cells develop from prokaryotic cells. The theory put it forward that symbiosis relationship exist between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell and that the prokaryotic cell eventually got trapped inside the eukaryotic cell.