Raghav kept a plant in a dark room for a week. The leaves started to look white and waxy. His mother advised him to keep the plant in a place where there was light directly falling on the plant. So he replaced the plant on the window sill where there was direct sunshine. The leaves turned green again. Which of these organelles do you credit for this change?

Plasmid

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Plastids

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Vacuole

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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The correct option is B
Plastids

Plastid is a small double-membraned organelle of plant cells, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and pigment.

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The correct option is B Plastids Plastid is a small double-membraned organelle of plant cells, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and pigment.

The correct option is B
Plastids

Plastid is a small double-membraned organelle of plant cells, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and pigment.