Differentiate between leucoplast and chromoplasts

Q- Differentiate between leucoplasts and chromoplasts.

Answer- Leucoplasts:

1. Leucoplasts are the colorless plastids.

2. Leucoplasts help in the storage of food components such as starch, Protein or fats in plant cell.

Chromoplasts:

1. Chromoplasts are the colouyred plastid except green as green pigment is stored by chloroplast (chlorophyll).

2. Chromoplasts help in the process of photosynthesis and pollination in plant.

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