Secondary endosymbiosis is the key to much of protist diversity. Endosymbiosis of

Chapter 16, Problem 16.14

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Secondary endosymbiosis is the key to much of protist diversity. Endosymbiosis of prokaryotic cells resulted in the evolution of eukaryotic cells containing mitochondria. By a similar process, heterotrophic eukaryotic cells engulfed cyanobacteria, which became chloroplasts. Secondary endosymbiosis of eukaryotic cells by red and green algae gave rise to diverse lineages of protists.

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