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Leucoplasts a...

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Leucoplasts are colourless plastids which are used for .

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photosynthesis

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storage

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transportation

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Solution

The correct option is B storage

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

2. Leucoplasts are colourless plastids.

Q. Leucoplasts are the plastids that give colour to the flowers and fruits.

Q. Match the 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

The yellow and orange colour bearing plastids are called leucoplast.

Q. How many statements are correct regarding plastids?

(A) Plastids are found in all plant cells and in euglenoids.
(B) Based on the type of pigments plastids can be classified into chloroplasts, chromoplast, and leucoplasts.
(C) In the chromoplasts fat-soluble carotenoid pigments like carotene, xanthophylls, and others are present.
(D) The ribosomes of the chloroplasts are larger than the cytoplasmic ribosomes.
(E) Leucoplasts are the colorless plastids which store nutrients.

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