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The Endosymbiotic Theory suggests that mitochondria and chloroplasts originated from:

AEnzymatic reactions
BFree-living prokaryotes
CThe nucleus
DThe endoplasmic reticulum

✓ Correct Answer: BFree-living prokaryotes

Lynn Margulis proposed that these organelles were once independent bacteria that were engulfed by a host cell.

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