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Does yeast have chloroplasts?

Published in Biology 1 min read

No, yeast does not have chloroplasts.

Yeast, being a type of fungi, lacks chloroplasts, the organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants and algae. While yeast cells share some similarities with plant cells, such as having a vacuole and a cell wall, the absence of chloroplasts is a key difference. Chloroplasts are only found in organisms that perform photosynthesis. Since yeast obtains its energy through other means, like fermentation, it doesn't require these organelles. Therefore, yeast cells do not contain chloroplasts.