What is an amyloplast?
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What is an amyloplast?
Plants:
Plants belong to the kingdom classification Plantae. They are photosynthetic organisms that turn sunlight into energy. Most are multi-cellular and all plants are eukaryotic.
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An amyloplast is a plant organelle. It is a plastid, which is a membrane-bound organelle that helps with the manufacture and storage of chemical compounds. Amyloplasts store and synthesize starch and are colorless plastids. They are found in the roots, as well as storage tissues.
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Amyloplast: Function & Definition
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Chapter 17 / Lesson 21Learn what an amyloplast is. Discover amyloplast functions and structure, examine types of starches, and identify how amyloplasts are formed from protoplastids.
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