Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byFrancis Benson Modified over 8 years ago
1
{ The Theory of Endosymbiosis Evelyn Woodcock
2
Endosymbiosis is the theory that a larger host cell engulfed free-living cells and sustained a symbiotic relationship which co-evolved with the host cell into the mitochondria and chloroplasts. The Theory
3
In some prokaryotic cells, the plasma membrane infolds. -These folds are thought to have formed the endoplasmic reticulum and encased the DNA within the cell forming the nuclear envelope This would be an early prokaryote cell Host Cell
4
Mitochondria The mitochondria is thought to have originally been a proteobacterium with an oxidative metabolism which benefited the larger cell and also provided energy.
5
Chloroplasts The chloroplasts are thought to have evolved from a cyanobacteria, a photosynthetic bacterium Both of these prokaryotes would have benefited with a stable environment to thrive in within this cell
6
Aside from all the symbiotic relationships we see today… Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own membranes and their own DNA... … and replicate through binary fission They also react to antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesizers What evidence?
7
Before biologist Lynn Margulis, organelles in cells seemed so complex, and were without explanation. First proposed by Konstantin Mereschkowski in 1905, the theory of endosymbiosis is now widely accepted.
8
Mason, Kenneth A., Jonathan B. Losos, Susan R. Singer, Peter H. Raven, and George B. Johnson. "4.5, 29.1." Biology: Evolution, Diversity and Ecology: Selected Materials from Biology, 10th Edition. 10th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014. N. pag. Print. Mikulecky, Peter, Michelle R. Gilman, and Brian Peterson. "Endosymbiotic Theory." - For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2014.. Sources
Similar presentations
© 2024 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.