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The chloroplast and mitochondria are likely to have evolved from engulfed prokaryotes that once lived as an independent organisms.The supporting evidence for this is that they both

I. Possess capability to synthesize their own proteins.
ll. Possess genetic material.
lll. Possess a lipid bilayer membrane.
lV. Possess characteristic ribosomes.

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ll only
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lV only
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ll and lV only
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lll and iV only
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l,ll,lll and lV
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Solution

The correct option is E l,ll,lll and lV
Bot mitochondria and chloroplast are surrounded by lipid bilayer membrane. They possess its own self-replicating DNA and 70S ribosomes for proteins synthesis. Thus, it is believed that mitochondria and chloroplast have evolved from the prokaryotic cells. Thus, the correct answer is option E.

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