Biology 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078024269
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Chapter 21 - Protist Evolution and Diversity - Assess - Page 393: 1

Answer

c. anaerobic bacteria.

Work Step by Step

According to the endosymbiotic theory, eukaryotic cells acquired mitochondria and plastids, including chloroplasts, by engulfing a free-living bacterium that developed a symbiotic relationship with its host cell. This process is referred to as endosymbiosis. Mitochondria were derived from the endosymbiosis of an aerobic bacterium. Therefore, mitochondria in protists originated from anaerobic bacteria which would be the answer c.
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