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Which of the following types of plastid does not contain stored food material?

Options

  1. AChromoplasts
  2. BElaioplasts
  3. CAlcuroplasts
  4. DAmyloplasts

Correct answer

A. Chromoplasts

Step-by-step solution

Chromoplasts are yellow or reddish in colour because of the presence of carotenoid pigments. They do not contain stored food material. Chromoplast are formed either from leucoplast or chloroplast. Related Theory Chromoplasts are the plastids which are yellow or reddish in colour because of the presence of fat-soluble carotenoid pigments. Chlorophylls are absent in these plastids. Depending upon the dominant pigments present in plastids, chromoplasts are further classified into rhodoplasts that are rich in red pigme

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