what are the three types of plastids?
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Answer:there are three types of plastids
Explanation:they are chloroplast,chromoplast,leucoplast.
Plastids are present only in plants. Chloroplast means green color.chromo means all colors. Leuco means white color or colorless
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Plastids are found only in plant cells. These organelles are found in different shapes - oval, spherical and disc-shaped. They are classified into leucoplasts, chromoplasts and chloroplasts.
Leucoplasts (white) - are colourless with no pigment. They store starch. Eg: cells of a potato have leucoplasts in them.
Chromoplasts - There are various colours - yellow, orange and red. They are present in petals of flowers and in fruit.
Chloroplasts(green) - They are green coloured plastids. The green pigment is called chlorophyll. They have DNA and have the capacity to divide.
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