Why Chloroplast is only present in plant cells?

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Chloroplasts contain green pigment called chlorophyll which helps in manufacture of food through the process of photosynthesis. Since, animals do not manufacture food so they do not need chloroplast. And hence, chloroplast is found only in plant cell.

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Explain why chloroplasts are found only in plant cells?

Assertion (A): Chloroplasts are present in all plant cells.

Reason (R): Chloroplasts are present in cells present in the parts that are exposed to sunlight.

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I. A nucleus II. A cell wall III. A cell membrane IV. Cytoplasm V. Chloroplasts.

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