What is plastides ? Explain three main. Types of plastides
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Explanation:
Plastids is the major double-membrane organelle found in plants, algea & some other eukeryotic The name plastid was given by ERNST HAECKEL.
There are 4 major type of plastids-
→Chloroplasts
→Chromoplasts
→Gerontoplasts
→& Leucoplasts
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Explanation:
The word Plastids derived from Greek work Platikas means formed or moulded........
Plastids are present only in plant cells which classified into following types types according to their structure, pigments, and function.
These plastids are multiply by fission...
Chromoplasts.....
Colored Plastids are called chromoplasts....
Leucoplasts....
Colorless plastids are called Leucoplasts which stores food...
Chloroplasts....
These plasts are occurs in green algae and higher plants of green parts contains pigments chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b.....
And mainly involved in Photosynthesis by turning the sunlight into chemical energy..
Amyloplast....
These plastids stores Starch.....
Phaeoplast....
It is present in Brown Algae and dinoflagetes containing pigment Fucoxanthin.....
Elaioplasts...
Present in seeds of monocot and dicot plants...
It stores lipids(oils).....
Rhodoplasts....
It contains phycoerythrin and present in Red Algae...
Aleuroplasts or Proteoplasts....
It stores proteins.......
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