Quiz for:
Understanding the Endosymbiotic Theory

Question 1

What type of ribosomes are found in mitochondria and chloroplasts, supporting the endosymbiotic theory?

Question 2

What does the presence of 70S ribosomes in chloroplasts suggest about their origins?

Question 3

What type of DNA do eukaryotic cells have that differs from mitochondria and chloroplasts?

Question 4

What process illustrates the method by which mitochondria and chloroplasts replicate within eukaryotic cells?

Question 5

How do chloroplasts support photosynthesis in cells?

Question 6

What is the size relationship between mitochondria/chloroplasts and prokaryotic cells?

Question 7

By what process do mitochondria and chloroplasts divide?

Question 8

Which structural feature of mitochondria and chloroplasts is explained by the endosymbiotic theory?

Question 9

What type of respiration is associated with mitochondria?

Question 10

What characteristic of the mitochondrion's inner membrane supports the idea of endosymbiosis?

Question 11

How were mitochondria believed to have been incorporated into eukaryotic cells?

Question 12

What is a unique feature of the DNA found in mitochondria and chloroplasts?

Question 13

What does the double membrane structure of mitochondria indicate about its evolutionary history?

Question 14

What is the main concept of the endosymbiotic theory?

Question 15

What evidence from cell division processes supports that mitochondria share a common ancestor with prokaryotes?