Question

The three types of plastids were named by

• A. Meyer
• B. Schimper
• C. Hanstein
• D. Flemming

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Schimper

• Plastids are a pigment containing double membrane-bound organelle which is the site of manufacture and storage of chemical compounds.
• Plastids are of three types on the basis of the pigments present within them:-

1. chloroplast (green plastid), 2. The chromoplast (coloured plastid) and 3. Leucoplast (colourless plastid).

• Andreas Schimper named the three types of plastids in the year in 1883.
• So, the correct answer is 'Schimper'.