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 the green pigment chlorophyll, which captures sunlight and enables photosynthesis, allowing plants to convert light energy into chemical energy in the form of glucose. Animal cells do not have chloroplasts, which is why they cannot perform photosynthesis.