. What is common between chloroplasts, chromoplasts and leucoplasts
a. Presence of pigments
b. Possession of thylakoids and grana
c. Storage of starch, proteins and lipids
d. Ability to multiply by a fission-like process
Best Answer
Ans || (d)
Solution ||| Plastids are small bodies found free in most plant cells. These are found absent in fungi, certain bacteria, algae and multicellular animals. The plastids can be categorized in :
Chromoplasts : Coloured (other than green) plastids.
Chloroplasts : Green coloured plastids
Leucoplasts : Colourless plastids.
All these three are double membrane bound structures, which are mainly used for trapping radiation and storage purposes.
New plastids arise from proplastids by a fission like process.
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