Plant cells can use energy from the sun to make food. Animal cells cannot. Which organelle is responsible for this difference between plant and animal cells?

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central vacuole
central vacuole

chloroplast
chloroplast

cell wall
cell wall

plasma membrane

Answer 1

The organelle responsible for the difference in the ability to use energy from the sun to make food between plant and animal cells is the chloroplast. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, the pigment that captures sunlight for photosynthesis, allowing plants to convert solar energy into chemical energy in the form of glucose. Animal cells do not have chloroplasts and therefore cannot perform photosynthesis.