Endosymbiosis Flashcards

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Explain endosymbiosis

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endo = inside
symbiosis = living together
  1. a small prokaryote (like a mitochondrion) entered the large prokaryotic cell which indented it’s cell membrane.
  2. a vacuole is formed around the smaller prokaryotic cell.
  3. the smaller prokaryotic cell lives within the larger one.
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