1.5 - The origin of cells - Key terms

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International Baccalaureate Biology (1 - Cell Biology) Flashcards on 1.5 - The origin of cells - Key terms, created by Ella-mentary on 15/01/2016.
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Endosybiotic theory Theory that some organelles of eukaryotic cells arose from prokaryotes that came to live, in a symbiotic relationship, inside another cell.
Spontaneous generation The idea that bacteria grew from non-living materials, believed at the time Pasteur was doing his research.
Louis Pasteur A French chemist who disproved the spontaneous generation of microbes and discovered that heat could kill bacteria.
Double membranes of mitochondria and chloroplasts Expected if these organelles formed by endocytosis of a prokaryote cell.
DNA in mitochondria and chloroplasts Evidence that these organelles once lived as prokaryotes.
Binary fission in mitochondria and chloroplasts Evidence that these organelles were once prokaryote cells.
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