AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CELL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which organelle would not be found in animal cells?
A
Smooth ER
B
Chloroplast
C
Mitochondria
D
Ribosome
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Chloroplast is found in plant cells but not in animal cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Thus, Chloroplast is the organelle that is found in a plant cell but not in an animal cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plant cells, for example, have chloroplasts because they require photosynthesis, but animal cells do not.

Detailed explanation-5: -Final answer: Cell wall is not present in an animal cell.

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