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Main function of amyloplast is

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Water absorption
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Light absorption
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Fat accumulation
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Starch accumulation
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Solution

The correct option is C Starch accumulation
Plastids develop from colourless precursors called as proplastids. Plastids have three parts green chloroplast, non-green chromoplast and leucoplast. Leucoplasts are colourless plastids of various shapes. Their function is storage. One type of leucoplasts are amyloplasts that store starch.

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