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1) A thing can have a different name depending on where it is - for example, "power converter mounting bolt" and "control panel cover fastening bolt" might both be M8 bolts, and interchangeable. This isn't any sort of fallacy.

2) In any case, mitochondria have evolved, and are now distinct species from their ancestors that cannot survive outside the cell.

3) Fittingly, a spade is pointed, while a shovel is square tipped.



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