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"At some point, in a sequel to mitochondrial capture, a eukaryote engulfed a cyanobacterium capable of photosynthesis... green organelles called chloroplasts, evolved into plants and other photosynthesizers."

Chloroplasts are only one type of plastid; this process occurred far more than once.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastid



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