Organisms That Live Symbiotically Inside a Larger Organism are Known

Question

Organisms that live symbiotically inside a larger organism are known as
A) organelles.
B) cyanobacteria.
C) mitochondria.
D) endosymbionts.
E) chloroplasts.

Accepted Answer

Endosymbionts are organisms that live symbiotically inside a larger organism. Examples of endosymbionts include the mitochondria and chloroplasts in eukaryotic cells. Cyanobacteria are not always endosymbionts and organelles usually refer to specialized structures within a cell rather than entire organisms living inside another organism.