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A particular species of protist has obtained a chloroplast via secondary endosymbiosis. You know this because the chloroplasts justify your choice of correct answer from the list on the next page. Explain what secondary endosymbiosis is and a. have nuclear and cyanobacterial genes b. are exceptionally small c. have three or four membranes d. have only a single pigment e. allow the cell to conduct photosynthesis

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The answer is E

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This is because secondary endosymbiosis occurs when one living cell engulfs another cell that has undergone primary endosymbiosis. It means that there are now more membranes layers, one from the engulfed cell/organism and the other from the engulfed bateria/cell during the primary endosymbiosis.

This major species of protist undergo endosymbiosis, where one cell engulfs another such that the engulfed cell survives and both cells benefit i.e it allowed the engulfed cell to conduct photosynthesis through the presence of chloroplast.

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