alleryStart learning →Which plastid is responsible for the green colour of leaves?
ALeucoplast storing starch grains and oils
BChromoplast carrying red and yellow pigments
CChloroplast carrying the pigment chlorophyll
DCentrosome guiding spindle fibre formation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Chloroplast carrying the pigment chlorophyll
1. The chapter section 2.7 describes three plastid types.
2. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll and trap solar energy.
3. Chlorophyll reflects green light, giving leaves their colour.
4. So chloroplasts are the answer.
_Source: Selina Concise Biology Class 9, Ch 2 Cell, the Unit of Life (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section 2.7 Plastids_
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