The plastids that give fruits and flowers their orange and yellow colours are

Chromoplasts

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Chloroplasts

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Cyanoplasts

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Anthoplasts

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Solution

The correct option is B Chromoplasts
Chromoplast is the nongreen, colored plastids containing pigments other than chlorophylls. It gives colour to the flowers and fruits. Chromoplasts contain fat soluble carotenoid pigments and are yellow, orange or red in color.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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The yellow and orange colour bearing plastids are called leucoplast.

Q92) Plastids which are responsible for giving colours to fruits and flowers are

Column I	Column II
(A) Chloroplasts	(i) Colourless plastids
(B) Chromoplasts	(ii) Yellow, orange or red coloured plastids
(C) Leucoplasts	(iii) Green plastids

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