What do cells need leucoplasts?

Subject: What do cells need leucoplasts?

Date: Sun Feb 29 19:19:49 2004
Posted by amanda
Grade level: 10-12 School: Deering High
City: Portland State/Province: Maine Country: United States
Area of science: Botany
ID: 1078103989.Bt

Message:


In biology we are studying parts of the cell, and the explanation that we have 
been given on them is that they store starch.

What I do not understand is why the vacual could not do that job just as 
efficiently, and save space in the cell.

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