Question

The Endosymbiotic Theory was proposed by Lynn Margulis in the 1970s.

Part A: In your own words, describe what question the theory was responding to, and what the theory states.

Part B: Identify 3 pieces of evidence Margulis used to support her theory.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

There are a great many differences between Eukaryotic cells and Prokaryotic cells in size, complexity, internal compartments.

However, there is a curious similarity between prokaryotic cells and the organelles of eukaryotic cells. Some of these similarities were first noted in the 1880s, but were largely ignored for almost a century

The Endosymbiotic Theory ... first postulated by Lynn Margulis in the 1967.

The Endosymbiotic Theory was first proposed by former Boston University Biologist Lynn Margulis in the 1960's and officially in her 1981 book "Symbiosis in Cell Evolution". Although now accepted as a well-supported theory, both she and the theory were ridiculed by mainstream biologists for a number of years. Thanks to her persistance, and the large volumes of data that support this hypothesis gathered by her and many other scientists over the last 30 years, biology can now offer a plausible explanation for the evolution of eukaryotes.