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Important Figures: 2*, 4*, 5*, 6, 7*, 10*, 12, 13, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 22, 25*, 33
Important Tables: 1, 2
*Other plant organelles (plastids) also have chloroplast genomes and two membranes,
but serve other functions. Plastids develop from small proplastids.
5. Peroxisomes are small organelles with a single membrane that contain diverse
enzymes for fatty acid oxidation, glyoxylate cycle and photo-respiration (Fig. 11.28).
They often generate hydrogen peroxide; (Fig. 11.29)
they contain catalase to decompose peroxides.