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Plants need both mitochondria and chloroplasts to maintain a healthy plant. The mitochondria power the plant when the chlorophyll is stunted by lack of sunlight.

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Q: Why must plant cells have both mitochondria and chloroplasts?
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Are both chloroplasts and mitochondria found in plant and animal cell?

Im sure that Chloroplasts are only found in Plant cells and Mitochondria found in Animal Cells and Plant cells


What is the manufacturers of the cell?

Mitochondria in animal Cells, and within both mitochondria and chloroplasts in plant Cells.


Are mitochondria and chloroplasts both found in all eukaryotic Cells?

No; Chloroplasts are only found in plant Cells.


Do plant cell have chloroplasts and mitochondria?

yes they have both but animal cells do not have chloroplasts


What type of cell contains mitochondria and chloroplasts?

Plant cells and eukaryotic algae that conduct photosynthesis are the two types of cells that contain choloplasts.


Do both plant and animal cells have Mitochondria?

Absolutely. The mitochondria are the basic energy creating organelles for the cell. Without them, the cell would die. A plant cell could probably survive off its chloroplasts, but its definently not a given.


Chloroplasts and mitochondria are?

They are eukaryotic organells.Chloroplast conducts photosynthesis.Respiration take place in mitochondria.


Why do plant cells need both chloroplasts and michondria?

Chloroplasts are needed for photosynthesis. Mitochondria is needed for respiration


Does plantae have chloroplast or mitochondria?

ALL plant cells have chloroplast - Not ALL plant cells have chloroplasts. I'm actually studying this in my college Biology class right now. "Chloroplast is an organelle that specializes in photosyntheses.." Therefore cholorplast is found in plant cells that receive light. You won't however find chloroplast in plant cells underground (roots, bulbs, ect.) because light generally doesn't reach those cells. If somehow they become exposed to light though they may develop choloroplast. I hope that helps.


Why do animal cells not have chloraplast?

Chloroplasts (as well as Mitochondria) are endosymbionts. This means that they are cells, living within another cell. Historically, eukaryotic cells had no mitochondria or chloroplasts (and mitochondria and chloroplasts existed by themselves outside of cells). The current hypothesis is that a cell tried to engulf a mitochondria (by phagocytosis) but failed in digesting it. Over time, some of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) became part of the host cell's genome. This cell is a common ancestor to both plants and animals, which is why both have mitochondria. A cell with mitochondria then did the same thing with chloroplasts, absorbing one, and taking some of its ctDNA etc. Because not all cells that had mitochondria absorbed chloroplasts there were cells with mitochondria only, and cells with mitochondria and chloroplasts. The ones with chloroplasts evolved to become plant cells, and those without evolved to become animal cells.


Why do plant cell have chloroplast and animals do not?

Plants cells have chloroplasts because they need it for a process called photosynthesis. But both plant and animal cells have mitochondria. Animal cells can use the mitochondria to get energy that why they need chloroplast.


What has a cell wall and chloroplasts?

Plant cells contain both chloroplasts and cell walls. Animal cells have cell membranes instead of cell walls and mitochondria instead of chloroplasts. Prokaryotes, such as bacteria and archaea, may have cell walls, but have no membrane-bound organelles such as chloroplasts.