Using your understanding of the function of chloroplasts and specialized cells, infer why plant root cells lack chloroplasts.(1 point) Responses Root cells have two central vacuoles. Root cells have two central vacuoles. Roots require fewer nutrients. Roots require fewer nutrients. Root cells have many mitochondria. Root cells have many mitochondria. Roots are underground and are not exposed to sunlight.
Root cells lack chloroplasts because they are underground and therefore not exposed to sunlight. Chloroplasts are responsible for photosynthesis, which requires sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen. Since root cells are primarily involved in absorbing water and minerals from the soil, they do not need to carry out photosynthesis and therefore do not require chloroplasts.
