The yellow and orange colour bearing plastids are called leucoplast.

Photosynthesis

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Plastids are lamellated double membrane-bound plant cell organelles performing various functions. On the basis of colouration, the plastids are divided into three types, they are
a) Chromoplast: The yellow and orange colour bearing plastids are called chromoplasts.
b) Leucoplast: They are colourless plastids without any pigment.
c) Chloroplast: They are green plastids containing chlorophyll pigment.

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

Colourless plastids are called as leucoplasts.

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

2. Leucoplasts are colourless plastids.

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