DIVERSITY: 1.6 - endosymbiosis

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Endosymbiosis

The theory that explains how eukaryotic cells evolved by engulfing prokaryotes

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Ribosomes

function to make proteins in the cell

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DNA

directs the cell’s activity

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Mitochondria

convert food into energy (ATP)

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Chloroplasts

use sunlight to make food via photosynthesis

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Evidence for endosymbiosis: own DNA

Mitochondria and chloroplasts contain their own circular DNA

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Evidence for endosymbiosis: own ribosomes

Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own ribosomes similar to prokaryotes