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Lab: Diffusion Across a Semi-permeable Membrane — Unit test

Question 3 • HVA 26-27 IM Biology A

The endosymbiotic theory provides an explanation for the origin of chloroplasts. Which trait of chloroplasts supports this explanation?

Answer
A
Chloroplasts do not reproduce.
B
Chloroplasts rely on proteins that are made by the cell.
C
Chloroplasts are larger than prokaryotic cells.
D
Chloroplasts have their own DNA.

Explanation

Endosymbiotic theory proposes that chloroplasts descended from free-living prokaryotes that were taken into an ancestral cell. Chloroplasts having their own DNA supports this idea because prokaryotes also carry their own genetic material. The correct choice is “Chloroplasts have their own DNA.”

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