Question

What are chromoplast

Answer 1

Answer:

$\Huge{\mathfrak{\purple{\underline{Chromoplasts}}}}$

These are the coloured plastids present only in plant cells.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Chromoplasts are plastids, heterogeneous organelles responsible for pigment synthesis and storage in specific photosynthetic eukaryotes. It is thought that like all other plastids including chloroplasts and leucoplasts they are descended from symbiotic prokaryotes
• Chromoplasts are pigmented plastids that are not green in colour. Chromoplasts are usually yellow, red and appear in fruits, flowers or ageing leaves of the plant parts. Their primary function is to provide distinctive colours to the plant parts and they are non-photosynthetic pigments that lack chlorophyll.
• Chromoplasts are heterogenous plastids. Based on the carotenoid bearing components, they are classified into four types:Globular Chromoplasts: They consist of plastoglobuli that bear carotenoid pigments. Often, they are concentrated in the peripheral stroma of the plant cell.Membranous Chromoplasts: Carotene pigments are present in about 20 concentric membranes.Tubular Chromoplasts: Carotenoids are present in lipoprotein tubules.Crystalline Chromoplasts: Pure carotene is embedded as crystals.