Question

Which of the following store proteins?

• A. Chromoplasts
• B. Aleuroplasts
• C. Amyloplasts
• D. Elaioplasts

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Aleuroplasts

Aleuroplast is a leucoplast type of plastid that is involved in the storage of proteins. Chromoplasts are plastids, heterogeneous organelles responsible for pigment synthesis and storage in specific photosynthetic eukaryotes.

Amyloplasts are non-pigmented organelles found in some plant cells. They are responsible for the synthesis and storage of starch granules, through the polymerization of glucose. Elaioplasts are a type of leucoplast that is specialized for the storage of lipids in plants.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.