Question

Differentiate between chromoplasts and chloroplasts.

Answer 1

chromoplasts :

1. Chloroplasts are responsible for undergoing photosynthesis.
2. Chromoplasts occur in the colorful parts of the plant. Such as flowers, fruit, and aging leaves.

chloroplasts :

1. Chloroplast is an organelle found in plants and some photosynthetic algae. It is enclosed by double membranes.
2. It is responsible for photosynthesis.

chromoplasts	chromoplasts
1.These are colorful plastids.	These are green plastids, the largest cell organelle of plants.
2. They have no chlorophyll content.	2. They have chlorophyll pigments.
3.No binary fission takes place.	3. They Can divide by binary fission.
4. They Can divided by binary fission.	4. They have their own DNA and ribosome.
5 They have no role in photosynthesis.	5. They have a role in photosynthesis