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Which organelle is considered the 'ancestral endosymbiont'?
AMitochondria
BLysosome
CRibosome
DGolgi body
✓ Correct Answer: A — Mitochondria
According to endosymbiotic theory, mitochondria and chloroplasts originated from free-living prokaryotes.
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