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The process of photosynthesis occur in plant cells mainly because of the presence of special cells known as chloroplasts. These chloroplasts contain a green pigment known as CHLOROPHYLL. This pigment makes use of energy from sunlight to split water molecules into their constituent hydrogen and hydroxide ions,(a process known as PHOTOLYSIS OF WATER). The hydrogen ions thus react with the carbon dioxide within the cells to form carbohydrates.

On the contrary, animal cells lacks this chloroplasts, hence the absence of CHLOROPHYLL. Since there is no chlorophyll, there is on mechanism for the photolysis of water that will lead to the formation of carbohydrates, thus photosynthesis does not occur in animal cells.

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