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BIOL 312 BIOL 312 - Exam 3
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Ancestors of which type of bacteria likely gave rise to chloroplasts?
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A.proteobacteria
B.E. coli
C.streptococcus
D.cyanobacteria
E.pseudomonas
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The question asks about the ancestral source of chloroplasts in plants and algae.
Option 1: proteobacteria. While proteobacteria are the proposed ancestors of mitochondria in eukaryotes, they are not linked to chloroplast origin. Therefore this choice misattributes ch......Login to view full explanationLog in for full answers
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