Which of these was not derived from an ancestral alpha proteobacterium?
A)chloroplast
B)mitochondrion
C)hydrogenosome
D)mitosome
E)kinetoplast

Name: Which of these was not derived from an ancestral alpha proteobacterium? A)chloroplast B)mitochondrion C)hydrogenosome D)mitosome E)kinetoplast
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Chloroplasts are derived from cyanobacteria, not from an ancestral alpha proteobacterium. Mitochondria, hydrogenosomes, mitosomes, and kinetoplasts are all related to or derived from alpha proteobacteria.

Which of These Was Not Derived from an Ancestral Alpha