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Which organelles do mesophyll cells have more than root cells of a plant?
Do Onions have chloroplasts?
saltrock
Oct8-04, 08:52 AM
mesophyll cells contain chloroplast but root doesnt contain chlorophyll
garytse86
Oct10-04, 07:12 AM
dunno about onions but they don't look too green to me...
no idea
Oct10-04, 09:03 AM
how about mitochondria?
garytse86
Oct10-04, 09:12 AM
root cells have a higher mitochondrial density than mesophyll cells.
nautica
Oct10-04, 02:53 PM
Not sure about onions either. If it is underground, there would be no chlor, but if it has stems rising above ground, then yes. Picture a green onion for example. Then green part is the steam, which is above ground, which has chlor. The onion part is under the ground with the roots.
Nautica
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