Question

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?
A. Cell wall
B. Central vacuole
C. Chloroplast
D. Plasma membrane

Answer 1

The organelle responsible for the ability of plant cells to use energy from the sun to make food is **C. Chloroplast**. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, which captures light energy for photosynthesis, enabling plants to convert sunlight into chemical energy in the form of glucose. Animal cells do not have chloroplasts and therefore cannot perform photosynthesis.