what are plastids? What are the types of plastids?
any of various cytoplasmic organelles (such as an amyloplast or chloroplast) of photosynthetic organisms (such as plants) that serve in many cases as centers of special metabolic activities (such as starch storage)... Plastid Types and Roles Proplastids. Proplastids are undifferentiated plastids that maintain a minimal plastid structure. ... Chloroplasts. ... Etioplasts. ... Leucoplasts and Derivatives. ... Amyloplasts. ... Elaioplast. ... Proteinoplasts. ... Chromoplasts.
