MCQ
Which of the following groups is present in leucoplast?
  • A
    Chloroplast, mitochondria, and aleuroplasts
  • B
    Chromoplast, elaioplast, and aleuroplasts
  • C
    Amyloplast, elaioplast, and aleuroplasts
  • D
    Amyloplast, chloroplast, and aleuroplasts

Answer

C. Amyloplast, elaioplast, and aleuroplasts
Explanation:
Leucoplasts are colourless plastids found in endosperm, tubers, roots and other nonphotosynthetic tissues of plants. They serve various functions, for example, storage of starch, lipids, or proteins. There are three types of special leucoplasts;
i. amyloplasts which are starch containing leucoplasts, e.g., potato tuber,
ii. elaioplasts which are colourless plastids and store lipids, e.g., tube rose,
iii. aleuroplasts which are protein storing plastids, e.g., aleurone cells of maize grain, endosperm cells of castor.

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