Chloroplasts are the food producers of the cell. The organelles are only found in plant cells and some protists such as algae. Animal cells do not have chloroplasts. Chloroplasts work to convert light energy of the Sun into sugars that can be used by cells.
What characteristics of Trypanosoma is similar to euglena?
Euglena is considered plant-like because it possesses chloroplasts and has the ability to produce its own energy photosynthetically. trypanosomes do not possess chloroplasts. Instead, they absorb raw nutrients from their host organism’s bloodstream.