How Did Mitochondria and Chloroplasts Most Likely Arise?
Here's the scoop: billions of years ago, some cells swallowed bacteria that turned out to be pretty good at producing energy or doing photosynthesis. Those bacteria became mitochondria and chloroplasts.
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Endosymbiosis. Look it up.
They probably arose through a process called endosymbiosis. Basically, ancient single-celled organisms engulfed bacteria, which then evolved into these essential organelles!
Speaking from a bio nerd perspective, ancient cells buddied up with bacteria through endosymbiosis. This led to mitochondria and chloroplasts sticking around and becoming part of the cell.
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