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Amyloplasts store

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Glycogen
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Starch
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Fat
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Protein
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Solution

The correct option is B Starch
  • Amyloplast is a type of leucoplast.
  • Leucoplasts is a colourless plastid that synthesis monoterpene an also get differentiated into more specialized plastids such as amyloplasts, elaioplasts and proteinoplasts etc.
  • Amyloplasts is a specialized leucoplast which stores starch and also helps in detecting gravity (geotropism).
  • So, the correct answer is 'Starch'.

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