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chloroplasts contain chlorophyll which help to make the food for the plant (glucose). An onion is a bulb, it is food storage for the actual onion plant, it doesn't make its own food so doesn't need chloroplasts
*Chloroplasts are used for photosynthesis (I) Hope it helps (Y)

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