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Do plant cells need nutrients?

Yes, plant cells need nutrients such as water, minerals, and sugars to carry out essential functions like photosynthesis, respiration, and growth. These nutrients are obtained from the soil, air, and sunlight.


What cells are involve in photosynthesis?

Chloroplasts within plant cells are primarily responsible for photosynthesis. These specialized organelles contain chlorophyll, a pigment that absorbs light energy for the photosynthetic process. Other cells, like mesophyll cells in leaves, also play a role in photosynthesis by providing a platform for chloroplasts to carry out the process.


What can a plant cell do that no animal cell can?

Plant cells can use photosynthesis, in which it uses its chloroplasts (animal cells do not have chloroplasts) to change the energy from the sun into energy it can use. This is why plants do not have to eat: they get everything they need from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide. Plant cells also have cell walls, chlorophyll, and a very large water vacuole that makes the cell very sturdy by containing water. ---- In other words, a plant can make its own food.


Why are animal cells are not capable of carrying out photosynthesis?

Chloroplasts are the organelles plant cells use for photosynthesis. Animal cells do not contain chloroplasts.Animal cells are not capable of carrying out photosynthesis because of the lack of energy from the sun. Our cells do not have chloroplast which is needed to contribute to photosynthesis. To contribute to photosynthesis you need chloroplast to pull energy from the sun. Animals have mitochondria in the cell which plants also have, but instead of it collecting the energy from the chloroplast the mitochondria collects energy from the food we consume. Fact is, we have a food chain which is needed for energy for animals. Without the chloroplast and chlorophyll, we have no means of photosynthesis.


What type of cells carry out photosynthesis?

In a leaf photosynthesis takes place in the mesophyll (middle leaf), mostly in the upper layer of palisade cells but also in the spongy layer.The plant cells don't actually carry out photosynthesis - it takes place in the Chloroplasts.Extra CreditChloroplasts maintain a lot of similarities with photosynthetic bacteria, including a circular chromosome and prokaryotic ribosomes. This has lead to the endosymbiotic theory that suggests that photosynthetic bacteria were acquired by primeval eukaryotic cells which went on to become plant cells.When a plant cell divides, it's Chloroplasts divide taking their unique DNA along with them, Mitochondria behave in a similar fashion.

Related Questions

Do plant cells need photosynthesis?

plant cells need photosynthesis and respiration to create energy for cell work, reproduction, and repairs.


Why do plants cells have choroplast and animal cell do not have them?

Plant cells have chloroplasts because they undergo photosynthesis, which is the process of converting sunlight into energy. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, which is necessary for capturing sunlight. Animal cells do not undergo photosynthesis; therefore, they do not need chloroplasts.


Plant cells need carbon dioxide which is used for?

Plant cells need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, a process in which they convert carbon dioxide into glucose using light energy. Glucose is the main energy source for plant cells and is essential for their growth and development.


Are chloroplast in animal cells?

no. Chloroplasts are only in plant cells. chloroplasts are what makes the plant green.


What part of a plant is the sun's energy necessary to do its job?

The chloroplasts in plant cells need sunlight for photosynthesis.


Plant cells use photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

True. Plants need photosynthesis for food production. Respiration is for energy production


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.


Why do plant cells need both chloroplasts and michondria?

Chloroplasts are needed for photosynthesis. Mitochondria is needed for respiration


Plant cells need energy in glucose that is released by?

photosynthesis, a process in which plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen. The glucose produced during photosynthesis serves as the primary energy source for plant cells.


Why do plant cells need energy from the sun?

Plants need energy from the sun for food, they do this through photosynthesis which is the cells of the leaves (palisade cells, and inside those, chloroplasts), gathering the suns energy and changing it into glucose. the plant can then use this glucose for food. :)


What can plant cells do that animals cells can't do?

Produce its own food


Do plant cells need nutrients?

Yes, plant cells need nutrients such as water, minerals, and sugars to carry out essential functions like photosynthesis, respiration, and growth. These nutrients are obtained from the soil, air, and sunlight.