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Chloroplasts are only found in plant cells because plants use them to collect energy from the sun and turn it into their own food. Animals eat other things to get their energy, so they don't need chlorophyll.

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Is chloroplasts found in the plant or animal cell?

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Which plant cell have that an animal cell does not have?

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What does a plant cell have that a animal cell does not have?

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