Evidence supporting the idea that mitochondria and chloroplasts in present-day cells originated as independent organisms includes
A) similarities in DNA sequences between mitochondrial and bacterial genomes.
B) similarities in size and shape between mitochondria and some prokaryotes.
C) similarity between photosynthetic pigments in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria.
D) similarity in the way mitochondria, chloroplasts, and prokaryotes reproduce.
E) All answers are correct.

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Mitochondria and chloroplasts share a great many similarities with their identified bacterial ancestors.

Evidence Supporting the Idea That Mitochondria and Chloroplasts in Present-Day