Question

The initial statement of the ____________ hypothesis proposed that over time a bacterial endosymbiont of an ancestral cell in the eukaryotic lineage lost its ability to live independently.

Answer 1

Answer: Endosymbiotic

Explanation:

The initial statement of the endosymbiont states that over a period of time the bacterial endosymbiont of the ancestral cell in the eukaryotic lineage loss the ability to live independently.

They can either become a chloroplast if the endosymbiont bacteria is photosynthetic or it can become a mitochondria if bacteria uses aerobic respiration.

hence, the correct answer is endosymbiotic.