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?

Question

Central vacuole
Cloroplast
Plasma membrane
Cell wall

Answer 1

The organelle responsible for this difference between plant and animal cells is the chloroplast. Chloroplasts are unique to plant cells and are responsible for carrying out photosynthesis, a process that allows plants to convert sunlight into energy and produce food (glucose). Animal cells lack chloroplasts and therefore cannot carry out photosynthesis.