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A-LevelBiologyCell structure9700/12 · May/June 2020 · Q61 Mark

Mitochondria are thought to have evolved from prokaryotic cells that were ingested by an ancestral cell. Which feature have these prokaryotes lost during their evolution into mitochondria?

Acell wall
Bcircular chromosome
Cinternal membranes
Dribosomes

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A: cell wall

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Cell structure, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 6.

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