EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

CELL BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these does an animal cell NOT have?
A
Nucleus
B
Chloroplast
C
Cytoplasm
D
Cell Membrane
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Because animals get sugar from the food they eat, they do not need chloroplasts: just mitochondria.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chloroplasts are the food producers of the cell. The organelles are only found in plant cells and some protists such as algae. Animal cells do not have chloroplasts.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, plant cells contain chloroplasts since they need to perform photosynthesis, but animal cells do not. Plants and animals are very different on the outside as well as on the cellular level. mitochondria, but only plant cells have chloroplasts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Final answer: Cell wall is not present in an animal cell.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is a common perception that animal cells do not have chloroplasts, the organelles that performs photosynthesis. Yet, a small number of sea slugs are able to incorporate carbon from CO2 by performing photosynthesis using sequestered chloroplasts from the macroalgae in their diet.

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