GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

CELL ORGANELLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which organelle is in a plant cell, but not in an animal cell?
A
cytoplasm
B
chloroplast
C
mitochondrion
D
cell membrane
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: -EXPLANATION: The plant cells have cell wall, plastids, chloroplasts. These organelles are not present in animal cells. Chloroplasts are used to conduct photosynthesis in plant.

Detailed explanation-3: -The organelles found only in plant cells include chloroplast, cell wall and a vacuole. The chloroplasts contain a green pigment chlorophyll that is responsible for the process of photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chloroplasts contain green pigment called chlorophyll which helps in manufacture of food through the process of photosynthesis. Since, animals do not manufacture food so they do not need chloroplast. And hence, chloroplast is found only in plant cell.

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