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Chloroplasts have carotenoids too(like chromoplasts) then why its colour is not orange-reddish like chromoplasts.

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Chlorophyll is main and primary pigment, while others are antenna.

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Q. Assertion :The chromoplasts contain fat soluble carotenoid pigments like carotene and xanthophylls etc. Reason: These pigments give yellow, orange or red colour to some parts of the plant.

Q. Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

Column I	Column II
A. Chloroplasts	(i) Colourless plastids
B. Chromoplasts	(ii) Yellow, orange or red coloured plastids
C. Leucoplasts	(iii) Green plastids

What is common between chloroplasts, chromoplasts and leucoplasts?

Q. Match the following:

	Column I		Column II
A	Chloroplasts	1	Colourless
B	Chromoplasts	2	Chlorophyll
C	Leucoplasts	3	Carotene
D	Elaioplasts	4	Oils and fats

Q. Chromoplasts are formed from chloroplast during

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