An endosymbiont is a cell that lives inside another cell providing mutual benefit. Eukaryotic cells are believed to have evolved from prokaryotes engulfed via phagocytosis that remained undigested due to providing new functionality, eventually becoming supplemental organelles.
An endosymbiont is a cell living inside another cell for mutual benefit. Eukaryotic cells are thought to have evolved from early prokaryotes that were engulfed and survived because they provided new functionality (like photosynthesis), eventually becoming supplemental organelles.
| Text | An endosymbiont is a cell which lives inside another cell with mutual benefit Eukaryotic cells are believed to have evolved from early prokaryotes that were engulfed by phagocytosis This cell remained undigested as it contributed new functionality to the engulfing cell (e.g. photosynthesis) Over generations, it lost some of its independent utility and became a supplemental organelle |
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