1. In this sense, chloroplasts are a specific type of chromoplast . 2. The DNA in chloroplasts and chromoplasts is identical. 3. The ancestors of plastids diversified into a variety of plastid types, including chromoplasts . 4. Carotenoid biosynthesis occurs in both chromoplasts and chloroplasts. 5. The bright colors often produced by chromoplasts is one of many ways to achieve this. 6. In one study, it was found that chromoplasts are still present in white flowers. 7. Still, " chromoplast " is more often used to denote plastids with pigments other than chlorophyll. 8. Chromoplasts synthesize and store pigments such as orange carotene, yellow xanthophylls, and various other red pigments.9. In such cases there are plastids present within the petals that closely resemble chromoplasts and are sometimes visually indistinguishable. 10. The main evolutionary purpose of chromoplasts is to attract animals and insects to pollinate their flowers and disperse their seeds.
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