Question

True or False: The endosymbiotic theory explains how prokaryotic cells could have evolved from eukaryotic cells.

Answer 1

Answer:

The endosymbiotic theory states that some of the organelles in today's eukaryotic cells were once prokaryotic microbes. ... They eventually lost their cell wall and much of their DNA because they were not of benefit within the host cell. Mitochondria and chloroplasts cannot grow outside their host cell.

Answer 2

Answer:

false

Explanation:

The endosymbiotic theory states that some of the organelles in today's eukaryotic cells were once prokaryotic microbes. They eventually lost their cell wall and much of their DNA because they were not of benefit within the host cell. Mitochondria and chloroplasts cannot grow outside their host cell.