As per your syllabus, which plastid contains pigments OTHER than chlorophyll (yellow, orange, red) — giving colour to flowers and fruits?
ALeucoplasts
BMitochondria
CChromoplasts
DChloroplasts
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Chromoplasts
As per your syllabus, chromoplasts contain non-chlorophyll pigments — basis of flower / fruit colour.
Chloroplasts are green
leucoplasts are colourless
mitochondria aren't plastids.
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