Plastids differ from mitochondria on the basis of which of the following features?

Presence of two layers of membrane

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Presence of green pigments

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Presence of DNA

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Plastids are present in plant cell while mitochondria is present in animal cell

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Solution

The correct option is D Presence of green pigments
The plastids and mitochondria both are double-membrane bounded organelle found in eukaryotic cells. But plastids are found in only plant cells whereas mitochondria if present in all eukaryotic cells. Plastids are the site of manufacture and storage of important chemical compounds used by the cell as it contains a photosynthetic pigment which gives a green colour to the plants. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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Plastid differs from mitochondria on the basis of one of the following features. Mark the right answer.

(a) Presence of two layers of membrane

(b) Presence of ribosome

(d) Presence of DNA

Q. The right statement among the following related to cell organelle in a cell is
(A) Plastids without colouring pigment are more in anima cells.
(B) Mitochondria are more in number in muscle cells of animals.
(C) Vacuoles are more in plant cell.

Plastids are present in both animal and plant cells.

Pick the correct set of difference between plant and animal cells from the following table:

$\begin{matrix} Animal cells & Plant cells i. Animal cells have large single vacuole & Plant cells have many small vacuoles ii. Animal cells do not have plastids & Plant cells have plastids including chloroplast iii. Animal cells do not have cell wall & Plant cells have cell wall outside the plasma membrane iv. Animal cells are green in colour & Plant cells are not colored v. Lysosomes are always present & Lysosomes are rare \end{matrix}$

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