According the theory developed by Lynn Margulis (endosymbiotic theory, why was it adaptive for a host cell to keep an engulfed cell alive, rather than digesting it and using it as food?

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Bailey Figueroa

26 February, 23:21

According the theory developed by Lynn Margulis (endosymbiotic theory, why was it adaptive for a host cell to keep an engulfed cell alive, rather than digesting it and using it as food?

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Van Mendez · Answer 1

The engulfed cell provided the host cell with adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

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The engulfed cell provided the host cell with adenosine triphosphate (ATP) therefore, as long as they continued their partnership, the host cell can get free energy.