a group of plant cells was exposed to radiation, which damaged the chloroplasts and coursed them to lose function. if the mitoch

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tekilochka [14]

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a group of plant cells was exposed to radiation, which damaged the chloroplasts and coursed them to lose function. if the mitoch

ondria were unharmed, what would happen to the overall function of the plant cell

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gladu [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-16T16:15:07+03:00

Explanation:

First of all the mitochondria is the power house of a cell. Then a chloroplast is one which contains chlorophyll in which photosynthesis takes place.

Plants make use of photosynthesis to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water. If the chloroplast is damaged that means the plant would wither but it may not likely die since the mitochondria is unharmed.