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The purpose of chloroplasts is to create chlorophyll in a plant. Animals don't need to create chlorophyll so they don't have any chloroplasts in their cells.

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Can a chloroplast be in a plant or animal or both?

Only in plant cells


Do both plant and animal cells have chloroplasts?

No, both plant and animal cells do not have chloroplast. Plant cells have chloroplast that is why their leaves are green. Such as animals they do not. K.K


Is chloroplast found in both plant cells and animal cells?

Its only found in plant cells.


What cell parts do animal cells have that plant cells do not have?

Well, Animal cells and plant cells are pretty similar structures. Let me list some. Plant cells have a cell wall, while Animal cells lack it. Plant cells have Vacuoles while Animal cells don't. Plant cells have Chloroplast while Animal cells don't Animal cells have a Flagellum while Plant cells don't Both have a Mitochondria Both have Lysosome Both have cell membrane Both have Golgi apparatus Both have Ribosomes Both have a Nucleus Both have cytoskeleton. Both have Plasma Membrane Both have Endoplasmic Reticulum


Is chloroplast found in both animal cells and plant cells?

Nope. It is only in plant cells. The mitochondria is basically the same thing as a chloroplast, only it is found in animal cells. Plant Cell - Chloroplast Animal Cell - Mitochondria


Is chloroplast present in both plant and animal cells?

only plants


Is chloroplasts found in the plant or animal cell?

the chloroplast is found in both animal and plant cells.


What is chloroplast a plant animal or both?

Chloplast cannot be seen in animals.They are in plant cells.


Are chloroplast and lysosome found in animal cells?

Chloroplasts are only in plants.Lysomes are found in both plant and animal cells


Is chloroplasta in both plant and animal cells?

no. chloroplast is just found in plants.


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.


Is a chloropast a plant cell or a animal cell or both?

Chloroplast is identical oraganell to plant cell.So can be seen only in plant cells.