Question

Which of these is wrongly matched?

• A. Chloroplast-Chlorophyll
• B. Elaioplast-Starch
• C. Chromoplasts-Carotenoids
• D. Amyloplasts-Carbohydrate

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Elaioplast-Starch

The correct option is B:

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Elaioplast are plastids.
2. They are meant for synthesizing lipids.
3. So, they make and store lipids, not starch.
4. So, it is a wrongly matched pair.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:

1. Chloroplasts are plastids that contain a green coloured pigment called chlorophyll.
2. It helps in photosynthesis.
3. It is responsible to give the leaves their characteristic green colour.
4. This pair is matched correctly.

Option C:

1. Chromoplasts are plastids that contain coloured pigments (except green).
2. It contains carotenoids, xanthophylls, etc.
3. So, this pair is correctly matched.

Option D:

1. Amyloplasts store starch.
2. Starch is a polysaccharide (carbohydrate).
3. So, this pair is also matched correctly.

Final answer: Elaioplast-Starch is wrongly matched.