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Question
Explain why do spinach look green, papaya yellow and edible part of water melon red?
Solution
Spinach looks green due to the presence of a green pigment called chlorophyll in them. Similarly, papaya looks yellow and edible part of watermelon looks red due to the presence of coloured plastids called chromoplasts in these fruits. Chromoplasts lack chlorophyll but contains carotenoid pigments that give different colours to these fruits.
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