why animals cannot perform the process of photosynthesis
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Originally Answered: Why can't animals photosynthesize? Well, obviously because they lack chloroplasts. ... The purpose of photosynthesis is to extract energy from sunlight. Plants require very little energy compared to animals: just enough to drive the growth and flowering process.
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photosynthesis does not take place in animal cells due to the absence of chlorophyll
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- Chlorophyll, a green pigment present in the chloroplasts of plant cells, is essential for photosynthesis to occur. In animal cells, this isn't the case. As a result, photosynthesis does not take place in animal cells.
- Plants also undertake photosynthesis since they are autotrophs and must produce their own food, unlike heterotrophs such as animals.
- There would be no need for plants and the carbon cycle would not exist if animals could capture sunlight and make energy for themselves.
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