Plastids are present in both animal and plant cells.

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Solution

The correct option is B. False.
Plastids:
Plastids are found in plant cells, but not in animal cells.
There are three types of plastids, which are the chloroplast, chromoplast and leucoplast.
The pigments containing plastids are chloroplast and chromoplast.
Leucoplast acts as a storage organelle.
Chloroplast is the chief plastid present in plant cells containing the green pigment called chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll acts as the site of photosynthesis and it is present only in the plant cells.

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