_____________ is a colourless plastid.

Chromoplast

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Chloroplast

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Leucoplast

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Solution

The correct option is C
Leucoplast

Leucoplasts are the only colourless plastids. Their function mainly involves storage. Chromoplasts are coloured plastids and chloroplasts are green in colour.

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

\begin{matrix} T y p e s o f p l a s t i d s & F u n c t i o n s i) C h l o r o p l a s t & A) s t o r e s s t a r c h i i) C h r o m o p l a s t & B) t r a p s s o l a r e n e r g y i i i) L e u c o p l a s t & C) p r e s e n t i n p e t a l s \end{matrix}

Colourless plastids are called as leucoplasts.

Statement 1: The plastid that imparts a red colour to plants is xanthophyll.

Statement 2: Leucoplasts are colourless plastids.

Choose the correct option from the following.

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