Diversity of life

Hellquest

What were the contributions of Lynn Margulis to the study of the origin of the eukaryotic cell?

She is an evolutionary biologist, 1960’s

• championed the endosymbiotic evolution of eukaryotes

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What does endosymbiosis refer to?

How many endosymbiotic events account for our cells, fungal cells, and how many account for plant cells?

Describe the Ring of Life Hypothesis.

What are some endosymbiotic relationships in organisms that are still developing in real evolutionary time?

What is kleptoplasty and how is it related to the sea slug known as the leaf sheep or leaf slug?