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The kind of plastid which contains pigments that provide reddish-orange colour to plant parts is known as :

Option: 1

Leucoplasts
 


Option: 2

Chromoplasts


Option: 3

Chloroplasts


Option: 4

Chlorophyll


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Plastids -

Plastids
Plastids are the semi-autonomous organelles that are the characteristic feature of plant cells. These are of following three types:

1. Leucoplasts: These are colourless plastids that are seen in the non-green plant cells. They do not possess grana and photosynthetic pigments. They primarily perform storage functions. Depending on the storage material, they are of three types:
(a) Amyloplasts: starch storing 
(b) Elaioplasts: fat or oil storing
(c) Aleuroplasts: protein storing

2. Chromoplasts: These contains carotenoids pigments and are red or yellow in colour. These are present in the coloured regions of the plants such as flowers, fruits etc.

3. Chloroplasts: These are green plastids primarily concerned with the process of photosynthesis.  
 

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Chromoplast is the pigment-containing plastid. It contains carotenoids and xanthophylls.

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