Cells in Plant Roots do not Photosynthesise. State one reason why.

Plant roots are underground and therefore not exposed to sunlight, sunlight is needed for photosynthesisPlant roots do not have chloroplasts/chlorophyll, chloroplasts are need for photosynthesis

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