AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CELL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which organelle is not found in animal cells?
A
Nucleus
B
Mitochondria
C
Chloroplast
D
Ribosomes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, Chloroplast is the organelle that is found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct answer is ‘Chloroplasts’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chloroplasts are found in plant cells, but not in animal cells. The purpose of the chloroplast is to make sugars that feed the cell’s machinery. Photosynthesis is the process of a plant taking energy from the Sun and creating sugars.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, plant cells contain chloroplasts since they need to perform photosynthesis, but animal cells do not.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cell wall and chloroplasts are not present in the animal cell.

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