Chloroplast and other specialized plastids are present in animal cells?

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
The chloroplast is the characteristic cell organelle only found in photosynthesizing organisms. It contains the pigment called chlorophyll which helps to trap light energy from sunlight and using water to produce glucose. This characteristic feature of production of glucose is not found in animal cells. Thus chloroplast and other specialized plastids absent in animal cells.
So, the correct answer is 'False'

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(A) Plastids are found in all plant cells and in euglenoids.
(B) Based on the type of pigments plastids can be classified into chloroplasts, chromoplast, and leucoplasts.
(C) In the chromoplasts fat-soluble carotenoid pigments like carotene, xanthophylls, and others are present.
(D) The ribosomes of the chloroplasts are larger than the cytoplasmic ribosomes.
(E) Leucoplasts are the colorless plastids which store nutrients.

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