The cytoplasm of the cells of a tomato plant contains organelles X having different pigments which impart different colours to the leaves of tomato plants and its fruits.

(a) What is the general name of the organelles X ?


(b) What is the (i) name (ii) colour, and (iii) function, of organelles X present in the leaves of Tomato plant?


(c) What is the colour of organells X which are present in the ripe fruits of tomato plant ?

(a) The general name of the organelles X is plastids.

(b) (i) Chloroplasts (ii) green (iii) Chloroplasts (X) help in the synthesis of food by the process of photosynthesis.


(c) The colour of organells X which are present in the ripe fruits of tomato plant is red.


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