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3 years ago

Plants have chloroplasts and mitochondria. What is the purpose of mitochondria when a cell already has chloroplasts?

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slega [8]3 years ago

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Answer:

To turn sugars into energy

Explanation:

$\bf{ \underline{ \large{Functions \: of \: Mitochondria}}}$

Mitochondria are main sites of aerobic respiration. They are miniature biochemical factories where food stuffs are completely oxidised to carbon dioxide and water.
The energy (ATP) produced in the mitochondria helps to perform various energy requiring processes.
Because of the formation of ATP in mitochondria it is called power house of the cell.

$\bf{ \underline{ \large{Functions \: of \: Chloroplast}}}$

Photosynthesis: Light reaction (in thylakoids), Dark reaction (in stroma).
Storage of starch.

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