NEET BIOLOGY

CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION

CELL STRUCTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following organelles is found in plant cells but NOT in animal cells?
A
Cell membrane
B
Nucleus
C
Chloroplasts
D
Mitochondria
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: -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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