Chloroplasts play an important role in energy production in plant cells. However, some parts of a plant, like the roots, lack chloroplasts. In one to two sentences, explain the most likely pathway for root cells to obtain energy, and identify the organelles involved. (make it like a 7th grader wrote it

Answer 1

Roots don't have chloroplasts because they don't get light, so they can't make energy through photosynthesis like leaves do. Instead, root cells get energy by breaking down sugars that they absorb from the soil, using organelles called mitochondria to turn those sugars into energy.