Cell Biology and Molecular Botany

Plastids Practice Questions

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  1. Q1. Which type of plastid is specifically responsible for the synthesis and storage of starch grains?
  2. Q2. The internal membrane system of a chloroplast, consisting of flattened sacs, is known as:
  3. Q3. Which pigment is primarily found in chromoplasts and gives fruits like tomatoes their red color?
  4. Q4. Plastids that lack pigments and are primarily involved in the storage of lipids are called:
  5. Q5. In the absence of light, proplastids in seedlings develop into which specialized form?
  6. Q6. Which theory suggests that plastids originated from ancestral photosynthetic cyanobacteria through a symbiotic relationship?
  7. Q7. The colorless fluid matrix surrounding the thylakoid system where the Calvin Cycle occurs is the:
  8. Q8. Which molecule is the primary photosynthetic pigment found in the reaction centers of all green plant chloroplasts?
  9. Q9. Plastids are unique to which groups of organisms?
  10. Q10. What is the function of 'Statoliths' in the root cap of plants?
  11. Q11. During leaf senescence in autumn, chloroplasts transition into which type of plastid?
  12. Q12. Which of the following is true regarding plastid DNA (ptDNA)?
  13. Q13. The stack of thylakoids in a chloroplast is collectively called a:
  14. Q14. Which type of leucoplast is involved in the storage of proteins?
  15. Q15. What is the primary role of RuBisCO in the chloroplast?
  16. Q16. A 'Proplastid' is best described as:
  17. Q17. Which metal ion is found at the center of the porphyrin ring in a chlorophyll molecule?
  18. Q18. What happens to the number of plastids during cell division?
  19. Q19. Xanthophylls are a class of pigments that primarily provide which color?
  20. Q20. The region between the inner and outer membranes of a plastid is called the: