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Compare: Chloroplast, Chromoplasts and leucoplasts.

Compare: Chloroplast, Chromoplasts and leucoplasts.


ChloroplastsChromoplastsLeucoplasts 
It is green plastid.It is coloured plastid.It is colourless plastid.
It contains grana.It lacks grana.It lacks grana.
It bears chlorophyll pigment.It bears carotenoids (carotene and xanthophyll) pigments.It lacks pigments.
It is involved in synthesis of food.It is involved in synthesis of phospholipidsIt is involved in storage of food materials
It is found in green parts of plants such as leaves, unripe fruit, young stemsIt is found in coloured parts like petals, coloured leaves and ripened fruits.It is found in storage organs such as rhizome, tuber etc.



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