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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 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.


Why photosynthetic tissues are not found in animals?

Animals do not have chloroplasts, the organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants, so they are not capable of producing their own food through photosynthesis. Animals have evolved to obtain nutrients by consuming other organisms or organic matter, rather than creating their own energy from sunlight like plants do.


Why can't animals make their own food using sunlight?

In plant cells, they have little bags called chloroplasts which hold Chlorophyll. Chloroplasts are what give plants their green colour, as well as their ability to photosynthesise, and are held in the cytoplasm. Animal cells do not have Chloroplasts or chlorophyll.


Is chlorophyll controlled from the bottom up or from the top down?

Chlorophyll production is regulated from the top down, meaning it is controlled by external factors like light intensity, temperature, and nutrient availability that influence plant growth and photosynthesis. These factors impact the plant's ability to synthesize chlorophyll for photosynthesis.

Related Questions

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.


What does not contain chlorophyll that cannot make own food?

Animals and humans do not contain chlorophyll and can not make their own food!


Why is chlorophyll only found in plants?

Chlorophyll is found only in plants because it is a pigment essential for the process of photosynthesis, which is unique to plants. Photosynthesis is the process where plants convert light energy into chemical energy, using chlorophyll to capture sunlight. Animals do not carry out photosynthesis, so they do not require chlorophyll.


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 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.


What structure are found in plant cells that are not found in animals cell?

chlorophyll