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Amyloplasts transform glucose into starch by polymerization and store the starch grains in the stroma. They are non-pigmented plastids, and most of them can be found in underground storage tissues of plants, such as potato.

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What does the amyloplast do in a cell plant?

it prtects the cytoplasum i think


What does amyloplast do in a plant cell do?

it prtects the cytoplasum i think


What is a real life example of a amyloplast?

This is the definition of an Amyloplast . A that forms starch granules and occurs in the cell of the plant storage tissue .


What does the starch grains do in the plant cell?

starch grains store food for plant cell .the starch grain just re-produces on and on. but like the Amyloplast, amyloplast gives away starch grain in its cell.


What strucutres are present a plant cellbut not a animal cell?

Cell wall, amyloplast, chloroplast.


How many amyloplast organelles in a potato cell?

The main function of amyloplasts in potatoes are to store starch and sugars in the potatoe cells.


What is an analogy of Amyloplast?

An analogy of an amyloplast would be a factory warehouse where raw materials are stored and gradually converted into finished products for distribution. Just like an amyloplast stores starch in plant cells, a warehouse stores materials to be processed and used later.


Is the amyloplast a source of sugar?

Yes, amyloplasts store starch in potatoe cells and when the cell is ready will help in the process of making sugar.


What is an analogy for the amyloplast?

Please check this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyloplast.


What are the parts to a plant cell?

Cell wall, Cell membrane, Cytoplasm, Vacuole, Nuclear membrane, Nucleus, Nucleolus, Chloroplast, Mitochondrion, Ribosomes, Amyloplast, Gogli Body, Smooth ER, Rough ER, Centrosome.


What is an analogy for amylosplast?

Answerit is in a plant cell Something that holds grains, like a corn or wheat silo.


Which organelles are found only in the plant cells?

* chloroplast * amyloplast