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Chloroplast is for photosynthesis.Mitochondria is for respiration.

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What organelle is responsible for converting food into energy?

Mitochondria and Chloroplasts are involved in energy conversion.


What organelles are associated with ednosymbiont theory?

The mitochondria. They contain a small amount of their own DNA.


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Two of the cellular organelles that have their own DNA are chloroplast and a nucleus. The mitochondrion also have there own DNA.


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Mitochondria do not have chloroplasts.They are seperate organells.


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mitochondria provide power for cells chloroplasts provide food for cells by photosynthesis


Why chloroplast need mitochondria and mitochondria need chloroplasts?

because chloroplasts produce energy in the daylight and mitochondria produce energy day and night


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