There is a energy producing side-branch in the function of the Chloroplasts: that is instead of making sugar the photo-energy captured by the Chloroplasts can go directly to the production of ATP.
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Chloroplasts are another organelle that produces energy through the process of photosynthesis in plants. They contain chlorophyll, allowing them to convert sunlight into chemical energy in the form of glucose.
The energy-producing organelle in a plant is the chloroplast. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, a pigment that captures sunlight and uses it during the process of photosynthesis to convert water and carbon dioxide into glucose, which is a form of chemical energy.
The mitochondria is the organelle responsible for providing energy to the cell through the process of cellular respiration. It generates ATP, the cell's main energy currency, by breaking down glucose and other molecules.
In eukaryotic cells, the organelles that do this are called 'mitochondria.' However, there are other pathways to create energy that exist outside of mitochondria and take place in other parts of a cell. To learn more, look up 'glycolysis'.
The mitochondria is the organelle responsible for producing ATP (adenosine triphosphate) energy through a process called cellular respiration. Within the mitochondria, ATP is generated through the breakdown of glucose and other molecules to provide energy for the cell's activities.
The organelle which produces Adenosine Tri-Phosphate in both plants and animals is the mitochondrion or, more accurately, mitochondria because there are usually many of them in each cell. In plants, the other organelle which produces its own ATP from sunlight is the Chloroplast.