Which of the following is the correct match ?

Options

A. Amyloplasts - Store carbohhydrates
B. Elaioplasts - Store fast and oils
C. Aleuroplasts - Store proteins
D. All of these

Answer

D

Explanation

Leucoplasts are colourless plastids which generally occur newar the nucleus in the non-green cells and possess internal lamellae. There are three types of special leucoplasts :
(i) amyloplasts which are starch containing leucoplasts, e.g., potato tuber. (ii) elaioplasts or lipidoplasts or oleoplasts which are colourless plastids and store lipids e.g., tube rose. (iii) aleuroplasts or proteoplasts or proteinoplasts which are protein storing plastids, e.g., aleurone cells of maize grain, endosperm cells of castor.