Question

Arrange the events in the order they would have occurred according to the theory of endosymbiosis.

Answer 1

Large and small prokaryotes existed together

Large prokaryotes engulfed smaller prokaryotes

Both varieties of prokaryotes began living symbiotically

Lastly the mitochondria and the chloroplast evolved from prokaryotes.

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Answer 2

Endosymbiotic thoery explains how eukaryotic cells originated or emerged from prokaryotes. According to this theory some eukaryotic cells such as chloroplasts and mitochondria arose from a symbiotic relationships that existed between two prokaryotic cells. In this question, the order of events as they would have occurred according to this theory would be;
1. Large and small prokaryotes existed together
2. Large prokaryotes engulfed smaller prokaryotes
3. Both varieties of prokaryotes began living symbiotically
4. Lastly the mitochondria and the chloroplast evolved from prokaryotes.