Which of the following types of plastids does not contain stored food material ?
- Elaioplasts
- Chromoplasts
- Amyloplasts
- Aleuroplasts
Answer
(2) Chromoplasts
Solution
As per NCERT, leucoplasts are colourless plastids of varied shapes and sizes with stored nutrients: amyloplasts store starch, elaioplasts store oils and fats, and aleuroplasts store proteins.
Chromoplasts contain fat-soluble carotenoid pigments (carotene, xanthophylls) that give yellow, orange or red colour; they do not store food.
Answer: (2)