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1 pts

Question 13
Which statement best describes the consequences of a plant's leaf cells suddenly losing their
chloroplasts?
The leaf cells would divide rapidly.
The leaf cells would evolve into animal cells.
The leaf cells wouldaccumulate too much food and convert it to starch.
The leaf cells would be unable to convert the sun's energy to make food.
Question 14
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Answer 1

The leaf cells would be unable to convert the sun's energy to make food.

Step-by-step explanation:

The chloroplast in the leaf are used to make food for the plant. If the leaf loses its chloroplast, the leaf with not be able to use solar energy to manufacture their food.

• During photosynthesis, green plants manufacture their food.
• They use sunlight to cause a reaction between carbon dioxide and water.
• The sunlight is trapped using chlorophyll present in the leaf.
• In the absence of the chlorophyll contained in the chloroplast, no solar energy would be generated to cause the reaction to take place.