is chloroplast a type of chromoplast?
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The term "chromoplast" is occasionally used to include any plastid that has pigment, mostly to emphasize the difference between them and the various types of leucoplasts, plastids that have no pigments. In this sense, chloroplasts are a specific type of chromoplast.
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plastids :
plastids are spherical or ovoid, double membrane - bound organelles present exclusively in plant cells. Based on their colour, plastids can be of three types.
- Chloroplast : This is a disc - shaped plastid which contains the green pigment called chlorophyll. Chloroplasts held to trap solar energy for use in preparing glucose by photosynthesis.
- Chromoplasts : This plastid contains pigment, which give colour to fruit and flowers. This help flowers and fruits attract insects and birds for pollination.
- Leucoplast : This is a colourless plastid that help in the storage of food as carbohydrates, fats and proteins, leucoplast are found in roots, seeds and underground stems.
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