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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plasma membrane
plasma membrane

large central vacuole
large central vacuole

chloroplast
chloroplast

cell wall

Answer 1

The organelle responsible for the ability of plant cells to use energy from the sun to make food is the chloroplast. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, which captures sunlight and is essential for photosynthesis, allowing plants to produce their own food. Animal cells do not have chloroplasts and therefore cannot perform photosynthesis.