Question

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

Statement 2: Leucoplasts are colourless plastids.

Choose the correct option from the following.

• A. Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
• B. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false
• C. Both the statements are true.
• D. Both the statements are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.

Plastids are doubled membraned 'sac-like' organelles, generally involved in either the manufacture or storage of food. They include chloroplasts, chromoplasts, and leucoplasts. Chromoplasts impart colours to flowers and fruits. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll and aids in photosynthesis. Leucoplasts are colourless plastids that store fats. Xanthophyll is not a plastid. It is a yellow pigment found in plants.