Multiple choice

The presence of bundle sheath with chloroplast in the leaves which are granulated and lacking in starch is known as chloroplast dimorphism. Such feature is observed in

  1. hornwort

  2. wheat

  3. pineapple

  4. maize

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Chloroplast dimorphism is seen in maize plant. Maize plant is a C4 plant. The bundle sheath cells contain starch-rich chloroplasts which differ from those in mesophyll cells present as the outer ring. Thus, chloroplasts are dimorphic.