Distinguish between the following: (a) Chromoplast and chloroplast ( – InterviewSolution

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Distinguish between the following: (a) Chromoplast and chloroplast (b) Ribosome and centrosome

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Chromoplast	Chloroplast
Chromoplasts are plastids and contain carotenoids	Chromoplasts– is a name given to an area for all the pigments to be kept and synthesized in the plant.
They lack in chlorophyll	They have a high concentration of chlorophyll
Chromoplasts may develop from green chloroplasts. Chlorophyll and thylakoid membranes disappear and carotenoids are accumulated, e.g. during ripening of fruits	Chloroplast has a structure called chlorophyll which functions by trapping the solar energy and used for the synthesis of food in all green plants.

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Ribosome	Centrosome
Helps in protein synthesis	Plays major role in cell division
Found in both plants and animals	Found in only plants
Ribosomes are scattered everywhere inside the cell	Centrosome found inside nucleus only

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