NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyPlant KingdomPractice
The number of chloroplasts in Chlamydomonas is ________ and in a mesophyll cell, it ranges between __________.
Options
- A1, 2 - 4
- B2, 20 - 40
- C20 - 40, 1
- D1, 20 - 40
Correct answer
D. 1, 20 - 40
Step-by-step solution
The number of chloroplasts is different in different cell types within an individual and it is different in cells of different species. Chlamydomonas has 1 chloroplast per cell, whereas a mesophyll cell of the leaf has 20−40 chloroplasts per cell on an average.