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Would you expect to find chloroplasts in a root cell?Explain please.
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Would you expect to find chloroplasts in a root cell?Explain please.

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No, chloroplasts are in the leaf of a plant, and contain chlorophyll, a green pigment thay assists in the process of photosynthesis. Roots are under ground, so there is no evolutionary reason to have chloroplasts in the roots.
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