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because humans have no need for it and we would probably be then rooted into the ground

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Why don't humans need chloroplasts?

Humans are heterotrophic and feed from other organisms. They do not carry out photosynthesis, which is the function of chloroplasts. Plants need chloroplasts as they are autotrophic (i.e. they produce their own food using sunlight).


What would happen if you did not have chloroplasts?

Well humans do not have chloroplasts. Chloroplasts only show up in plant cells as chloroplasts are for obtaining energy from sunlight through photosynthesis. No animal is able to do this as chloroplasts are not present in animal cells.


Do all living things have chloroplasts?

No, in fact no animals create chloroplasts. Some animals can, however, engulf other photosynthetic organisms and through either a symbiotic relationship with the photosynthetic organism or by appropriation of photosynthetic mechanisms these animals can photosynthesize. An example of this would be the sea slug Elysia chlorotica which eats algae. It has a unique digestive tract that does not digest the algal chloroplasts for energy but instead engulfs them into the slugs tissues via phagocytosis. The chloroplasts can "survive" for several months before new chloroplasts are needed to replace the old ones. This is because the slug itself does not create the chloroplasts but steals them from the algae and incorporates them into its own tissues.


Do nitrogen fixing bacteria have chloroplasts?

No bacteria have chloroplasts. Plants have chloroplasts. Chloroplasts were originally cyanobacteria -- they are the results of an endosymbiosis between a cyanobacterium and a eukaryote.


Where is the thylakiod located in a cell?

The chloroplasts

Related Questions

Can chloroplast be injected in human cells?

No. chloroplasts cannot be injected in humans as humans do nothave the apparatus then can sustain chloroplasts.


Why don't humans need chloroplasts?

Humans are heterotrophic and feed from other organisms. They do not carry out photosynthesis, which is the function of chloroplasts. Plants need chloroplasts as they are autotrophic (i.e. they produce their own food using sunlight).


Can you find 8 chloroplasts in the cell of a humans skin?

No, human skin cells do not contain chloroplasts. Chloroplasts are found in plant cells and algae, where they are responsible for photosynthesis. Human skin cells do not photosynthesize and do not contain chloroplasts.


How would humans be affected if plants did not contain chloroplasts?

They give us carbon dioxide your welcome


What would happen if you did not have chloroplasts?

Well humans do not have chloroplasts. Chloroplasts only show up in plant cells as chloroplasts are for obtaining energy from sunlight through photosynthesis. No animal is able to do this as chloroplasts are not present in animal cells.


Why is chloroplasts in plant cells but not in human cells?

Because plants cannot move to obtain there own food so they produce their own food. Humans can obtain our own food. Thats why plants need chloroplasts. duh yo


What disease does spirogyra cause in humans?

A filamentous freshwater green alga containing spiral bands of chloroplasts. • GenusSpirogyra, division Chlorophyta.


What cells organelles are found in plants but not in humans?

Plants have chloroplasts and cell walls, which are structures not found in human cells. Chloroplasts are responsible for photosynthesis, while cell walls provide structural support and protection for plant cells.


Why is chloroplasts found in plants and not in humans?

AnswerBecause we don't do photosynthesisPlants are producers, which means they make their own food. Plants use energy from sunlight to help make their food, but they need chloroplasts to do it. We don't have any because we don't make our own food.


Do all living things have chloroplasts?

No, in fact no animals create chloroplasts. Some animals can, however, engulf other photosynthetic organisms and through either a symbiotic relationship with the photosynthetic organism or by appropriation of photosynthetic mechanisms these animals can photosynthesize. An example of this would be the sea slug Elysia chlorotica which eats algae. It has a unique digestive tract that does not digest the algal chloroplasts for energy but instead engulfs them into the slugs tissues via phagocytosis. The chloroplasts can "survive" for several months before new chloroplasts are needed to replace the old ones. This is because the slug itself does not create the chloroplasts but steals them from the algae and incorporates them into its own tissues.


Do nitrogen fixing bacteria have chloroplasts?

No bacteria have chloroplasts. Plants have chloroplasts. Chloroplasts were originally cyanobacteria -- they are the results of an endosymbiosis between a cyanobacterium and a eukaryote.


Where is the thylakiod located in a cell?

The chloroplasts