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Which of these organelles can produce sugars while releasing oxygen, and in which cell could it be found?

A) the Golgi apparatus, which can be found in lung cells of animals
B) lysosomes, which can be found in all cells of grasses
C) ribosomes, which can be found in muscle cells of humans
D) chloroplasts, which can be found in leaf cells of trees

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D) is the answer. The plants take in sunlight through the process of photosynthesis. During that process the chloroplasts make sugars while releasing oxygen into the air. All plant cells contain chloroplasts.
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In the Chloroplasts the organelles mentioned can produce sugars like glucose and release oxygen, in a process called photosynthesis This process is common to plants. (cloros in greek means "green")
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