Which of the following is not the property of plastids?

They are found only in plants

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They help in giving shape to the cell

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They contain coloured pigments such as chlorophyll

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They have double membranes

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Solution

The correct option is B
They help in giving shape to the cell

Plastids are only found in plants. They are double-membraned organelles. A chloroplast is a plastid which gives leaves their characteristic green colour. This happens because they contain the green-coloured pigment called chlorophyll.

The shape of a plant cell is primarly defined by the cell wall and not by plastids.

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