Mutations are rare and prokaryotes reproduce asexually, yet theirpopulations can have high genetic diversity. Explain how this can occur

Q: The endosymbiotic theory explains the:a. origin of the first prokaryotic cells.b. origins of…

A: Genome is referred to as the genetic material of an organism that can be DNA or RNA(viruses). The…

Q: Compare and contrast Organization of Genetic Material in prokaryotes and eukaryotes

A: Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms and eukaryotes are multicellular organisms. Prokaryotes lack…

Q: What is one argument against the idea that the nucleus has also become part of a eukaryotic cell via…

A: A prokaryotic cell consists of circular DNA that is free in the cytoplasm without being bound by a…

Q: Mitochondria and chloroplasts contain some DNA, which more closely resembles prokaryotic DNA than…

A: Based on the fossil record, it was identified that all living eukaryotes are developed earlier from…

Q: The fall of the house of ostracoderms. Hypothesize why this taxa failed in less than 5 sentences.

A: Ostracoderms are not included in classification as they does not have one lineage that is a…

Q: Mention four reason why drosophilla was chossen by morgan for his experiment in genetics?

A: Gene is a functional unit of heredity. A gene is a sequence of nucleotides in genome that codes for…

Q: The answer to the question of how eukaryotic cells evolved has been suggested in the Endosymbiotic…

A: The endosymbiotic theory was proposed by Lynn Margulis. This theory explains the origin of…

Q: Suppose that a prokaryotic organism that contains both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b has been…

A: An organism is any individual entity that embodies the properties of life. Organisms are classified…

Q: Based on genes from O mitochordrial DNA the most accepted tree of life includes three domains.…

A: Mitochondria is a membrane-bound organelle that plays a vital role in producing energy for the cell.…

Q: The first appearance of free oxygen in the atmospherelikely triggered a massive wave of extinctions…

A: An ecosystem is a large community of living organisms in a specific area in which the biotic and…

Q: Although rare on a per gene basis, new mutations can add considerable genetic variation to…

A: Prokaryotes do not have a nuclear membrane around the nucleus, and their nucleus material is…

Q: What event is thought to have contributed to the evolution of eukaryotes? a. global warming b.…

A: Eukaryotes can be defined as organisms that comprise of eukaryotic which includes the protists,…

Q: According to the endosymbiotic theory, _____ were/was originallyphotosynthetic bacteria.a.…

A: Answer is b and c chloroplast and mitochondria.

Q: The scenario for the evolutionary origin of protist chloroplasts.

A: Plant and algae cells include specialized organelles called chloroplasts. The primary function of…

Q: Brown algae and land plants have similar growth forms. This is due to Convergent evolution Shared…

A: Brown algae include the class Phaeophyceae. It includes seaweeds present in the northern…

Q: Briefl y explain how the eukaryotic cell could have evolved from prokaryotic ones.

A: Cells are divides in two categories based on their characteristics; Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic.…

Q: PART IV. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (DNA/PROTEIN SEQUENCES) Scientists use DNA/protein sequences to figure…

A: Cytochrome C is a protein found in mitochondria which plays an important role in ATP synthesis. It…

Q: Explain why evolutionary biologists are interested in choanoflagellates, green algae, and organisms…

A: Evolutionary biologists are very interested in choanoflagellates, green algae and organisms with…

Q: Serial endosymbiosis is the most supported theory on how the first eukaryotic cells evolved from…

A: They consist of eubacteria and archaebacteria. Eukaryotes have complex internal organisation and…

Q: Some aspects of eukaryotes are more similar to Archaea, while other aspects of eukaryotic cell…

A: Endosymbiosis theory tries to explain the evolution of eukaryotes by internalization of some early…

Q: Write essay detailing history of eukaryotes and prokaryotes lack introns.

A: Introns are nucleotide sequences in DNA between two exons. They are found in eukaryotes only. They…

Q: a written explanation of the endosymbiotic theory as evidence for existence of eukaryotic organisms

A: Life is believed to have first appeared on Earth about four billion years ago. According to the…

Q: The theory of endosymbiosis explains how or why  ○ free living bacteria became Eukaryotic…

A: Answer : the theory of endosymbiosis explains that :  free living bacteria became Eukaryotic…

Q: Suppose we find an organism living on a dead log in the mangrove forest of Everglades National Park.…

A: The system of defining organisms into groups or sets on the idea of likenesses and variances is…

Q: Some aspects of eukaryotes are more similar to archae while other aspects of eukaryotic cell…

A: Prokaryotes are the single celled organisms (unicellular) and are the simplest form, which do not…

Q: Explain why the answer is correct. For one celled eukaryote organisms to evolve into new and more…

A: Unicellular eukaryotes are single-celled bacteria containing a nucleus, mitochondria, and other…

Q: List 3 posttranscriptional changes in eukaryotes

A: Posttranscriptional modifications is a set of processes through which RNA molecule is recognized for…

Q: To explain: The DNA sequence of a modern bacterium which is believed to be descended from…

A: The endosymbiont theory attempted to explain how eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic cells. It…

Q: Why is the advent of cyanobacteria considered a critical step in evolution?

A: Cyanobacteria, conjointly called division, are a phylum of prokaryotes consisting of each…

Q: Describing the features of cells that suggest that all living organisms are derived from a common…

A: One of the most important principles of biology is the main idea of evolution. This theory states,…

Q: In Spirogyra, some cells in one of the two filaments become empty after conjugation. Give reason.

A: Spirogyra is an alga and belongs to the phylum chlorophyta. It is unbranched, filamentous algae. Its…

Q: True or False: All unicellular organisms on Earth are prokaryotic.

A: Organisms can either be unicellular or multicellular. Unicellular organisms are single-celled…

Q: Fossil evidence indicates that prokaryotes have been around for about 3.5 billion years, whereas the…

A: There are 2 hypotheses regarding origin of organelle. These 2 hypotheses are autogenous and…

Q: Give reason why is it difficult to estimate global diversity for prokaryotes?

A: Prokaryotes are the organisms that possess primitive cellular organization such as bacteria. They do…

Q: The evolution of eukaryotic cells most likely involved

A: Answer - Option A - Endosymbiosis of an aerobic bacterium in a larger host cell - the endosymbiont…

Q: true or false Cyanobacteria evolved 800,000 years BP (before present)

A: Cyanobacteria are first photosynthetic organisms that existed on earth. These were able too trap…

Q: The evolution of eukaryotes was most directly enabled by which of the following? a. Diversification…

A: According to guidelines we have to answer the first question only. so please kindly post the…

Q: Briefly explain how the eukaryotic cell could have evolved fromprokaryotic ones.

A: Eukaryotic cells can be defined as the cells that contain the nucleus and organelles and it is…

Q: Why do prokaryotes have Pangenomes?

A: The complete gene set of each strain of a species is called pangenome. It includes the core genome…

Q: ymbiosis has had a role in eukaryotic development?

A: Endosymbiosis is the process where small cells are engulfed by large cells and inside the large…

Q: Briefly explain how this type of reproduction is beneficial to your organism? Cite evidence from the…

A: Reproduction is a biological process by which an organism will produce offspring that is…

Q: Why are archaebacteria called living fossils?

A: Introduction: "Archae" stands for "ancient", archaebacteria are thought to evolve from the very…

Q: A)Summarize the steps of endosymbiosis in eukaryotic evolution. B)Explain the evidences of…

A: Answer: ENDOSYMBIOSIS : It is the process of symbiotic interaction where an organism lives in other…

Q: Why was the origin of cyanobacteria of suchimportance to the evolution of life on Earth?

A: Cyanobacteria, also known as Cyanophyta are a phylum of prokaryotes consisting of both free-living…

Q: There are many theories of abiogenesis, each one has improved our understanding of the origin of…

A: Abiogenesis is the theory that life first appeared on Earth more than 3.5 billion years ago.…

Q: What do you mean by domain eukarya? Explain it briefly.

A: In the taxonomic classification, a domain is mostly the highest category and includes several…

Q: The FtsZ protein is produced by certain eukaryotic organelles, such as chloroplasts and…

A: Prokaryotes are organisms with no membrane-bound organelles in their cells.

Q: Would the following ancestral cell have been a prokaryote or an early eukaryote? Briefly explain…

A: Biological evolution refers to the origin of first biological cell from non living chemical…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.