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Only photosynthesising plants need to produce chlorophyll, because they feed autotrophically i.e. they make their own food, and chlorophyll is used to make plants' food. Animals don't make their own food so have no need for chlorophyll.
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Do animals use chlorophyll to produce glucose?
No, it's an exclusive attribute of plants. Plants contain chlorophyll (it's what makes them green), which through the process of photosynthesis produces glucose. Animals get glucose from plants.
Why photosynthetic tissues are not found in animals?
Chlorophyll is used by plants to capture light energy during photosynthesis, plants use photosynthesis to make their food. Animals do not make their own food they get their food ready made so the don't to do photosynthesis or have chlorophyll
Why do animals need chlorophyll?
We may not need chlorophyll itself but the nutrients in the chlorophyll are needed by our body. The central atom of chlorophyll contains magnesium. Magnesium helps our bone and nervous system. The chemical formula of chlorophyll is similar to hemin of our blood. Doctors found out that patients treated with both chlorophyll and iron supplement have higher blood count than patients treated with iron alone. This is the reason why a sick person is advised to eat green leafy vegetables.
Is chlorophyll controlled from the bottom up or from the top down?
Chlorophyll in a plant is controlled from the top down. The sunlight hits the top of the leaves, which sends the chlorophyll down through the plant.
Is chlorophyll good for cats?
Yes.
Do animals get chlorophyll from plants?
Animals don't have chlorophyll's
Do animals contain chlorophyll?
No. Chlorophyll is unique to green plants.
Why do animals owe their existence to the presence of chlorophyll?
Chlorophyll traps energy for photosynthesis and in photosynthesis oxygen is released that is used by animals for their respiration.
Do animals and plants contain chlorophyll?
No animals do, and only green plants do.
Why are animals not able to make food the way plants do?
Animals do not have chlorophyll.
Is chlorophyll in plants or animals?
plants - it photosynthesises.
What substance that plants have that animals don't have?
chlorophyll.
Why is chlorophyll only found in plants?
chlorophyll converts light into energy in the process of photosynthesis. As animals or bacteria etc. do not photosynthesize, they don't need chlorophyll.
Do animals have photosynthetic pigment?
no only plants have chlorophyll
What does not contain chlorophyll that cannot make own food?
Animals and humans do not contain chlorophyll and can not make their own food!
Which animal contains chlorophyII?
Animals cells do not contain chlorophyll or chloroplasts.
What structure are found in plants cells that are not found in animals cell?
chlorophyll
