Question 9

Question

A)How are leaf cells and root cells different? (1 point)
Responses

Leaf cells can absorb nutrients from the air, but root cells require soil to absorb nutrients.
Leaf cells can absorb nutrients from the air, but root cells require soil to absorb nutrients.

Leaf cells have chloroplasts, but root cells do not.
Leaf cells have chloroplasts, but root cells do not.

Leaf cells have nuclei, but root cells do not.
Leaf cells have nuclei, but root cells do not.

Leaf cells can reproduce, but root cells cannot.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Leaf cells have chloroplasts, but root cells do not.

This distinction is fundamental because leaf cells are involved in photosynthesis, which requires chloroplasts, while root cells primarily function in nutrient and water absorption from the soil and do not have chloroplasts.