What about mitochondria? I did not address your mention of eukaryotes, only mitochondria, which existed as bacteria long before eukaryotes. You're intentionally

What about mitochondria? I did not address your mention of eukaryotes, only mitochondria, which existed as bacteria long before eukaryotes. You're intentionally ignoring the error in your OP and my pun: mitochondria did not emerge with eukaryotes, they "merged." Your lack of addressing mitochondria in your response makes it a straw man.