What are the advantages of a plant cell provided by the presence of plastids.

Plants have a peculiarity – there are plastids in their cells. This is a type of organelle that is characteristic only of the plant kingdom and only some representatives of the animal world. Plastids can perform various functions. There are several types of them. Known to all plastids – chloroplasts, which make possible the process of synthesis of organic substances in plants. This process is called photosynthesis. In addition to chloroplasts, there are some other plastids that perform the function of glucose synthesis. They are found in various algae.