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Several independent lines of evidence can support an organelle-origin hypothesis more strongly than resemblance alone.
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Organise three kinds of evidence for mitochondria’s bacterial ancestry and distinguish them from a broader claim about all evolutionary novelty.
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Lynn Margulis · book
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Find a copySymbiotic Planet. Endosymbiosis and the evolutionary importance of relationships among organisms. Compare the evidence for organelle origins with wider claims about symbiosis.
Answer this question in your own words: What evidence supports an endosymbiotic origin?
Name the claim, then explain why a reader might accept it.
Several independent lines of evidence can support an organelle-origin hypothesis more strongly than resemblance alone.
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Common mistake: Summarising a biography instead of explaining the argument.
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Lynn Margulis · book
Locate two passages about “What evidence supports an endosymbiotic origin” using the contents or index. Record their chapter/section names in your notes; this route assigns selections, not the whole work.
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Find a copySymbiotic Planet. Endosymbiosis and the evolutionary importance of relationships among organisms. Compare the evidence for organelle origins with wider claims about symbiosis.
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Organise three kinds of evidence for mitochondria’s bacterial ancestry and distinguish them from a broader claim about all evolutionary novelty.
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Common mistake: Presenting an opinion without showing the example it rests on.
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What is one conclusion this reading does not establish?
Test the boundary: Evidence for one endosymbiotic event does not establish every historical proposal associated with symbiosis.
Evidence for one endosymbiotic event does not establish every historical proposal associated with symbiosis.
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Common mistake: Treating a useful interpretation as an unrestricted fact.
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Endosymbiosis and the evolutionary importance of relationships among organisms. Compare the evidence for organelle origins with wider claims about symbiosis.
Introduction or preface and opening chapter. Record the edition and translator before reading.