Question

The primary function of leucoplasts is___________.

• A. the storage of starch, lipids and proteins.
• B. to give colour to the plant parts like leaves, flowers and fruits.
• C. photosynthesis.
• D. digestion of waste materials.

Answer 1

The correct option is A the storage of starch, lipids and proteins.

Leucoplasts are a group of plastids that include many differentiated colourless organelles with very different functions which act as a store for starch in non-green tissues such as roots, tubers, or seeds The primary function of leucoplast is the storage of starch, lipids and proteins.