INTRODUCTION
CELL ORGANELLES
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Nucleus
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vacuole
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Cell wall
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leukoplast
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Detailed explanation-1: -Amyloplasts are plastids or organelles responsible for the storage of starch granules.
Detailed explanation-2: -These are a type of plastids that are composed of a range of colorless organelles with various functions such as storage as seen in roots, tubers, or seeds. The basic function of leucoplast is the storage of essential compounds such as starch, lipids, and proteins.
Detailed explanation-3: -Leucoplasts (Fig. 1.9C) are a group of plastids that include many differentiated colorless organelles with very different functions (e.g., the amyloplasts), which act as a store for starch in non-green tissues such as roots, tubers, or seeds (Chapter 9).
Detailed explanation-4: -Elaioplast : stores oils and fats. Aleuroplast : stores proteins. Amyloplasts : stores starch.