______ is the plastid that traps the solar energy and aids in the process of photosynthesis

Plastid

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Chromoplast

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Chloroplast

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Amyloplast

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Solution

The correct option is C
Chloroplast

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants prepare their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water. Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for trapping the solar energy and it is present inside the chloroplast. So chloroplast is the plastid that traps solar energy and aids in the process in the process of photosynthesis.

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