Question

12 multiple choice 8 points the image below shows a larger, more complex cell engulfing a smaller, less complex cell. instead of being taken apart inside the larger cell, the smaller cell is now a part of the larger cell and will be duplicated when the larger cell goes through cell division. the image above represents which of the following theories? natural selection endosymbiosis abiogenesis homeostasis

Explanation:

Endosymbiosis theory states that larger cells engulfed smaller cells, and instead of digesting them, they formed a symbiotic relationship. The smaller cell became part of the larger cell and replicated with it, which matches the description in the problem. Natural selection is about survival of the fittest in a population. Abiogenesis is the origin of life from non - living matter. Homeostasis is the maintenance of a stable internal environment in an organism.

Answer:

B. Endosymbiosis