What color are mitochondria in a plant cell?
Answer: The correct answer is that mitochondria in plant cells do not contain pigments or contain pale green pigments.
Established scientifically as the powerhouse of the cell, they are the place where cellular respiration occurs. In most cases, the mitochondrial structurally is annulated and colourless in the plant cells or, if slightly coloured, then only greenish. This is so because these cells do not contain chloroplasts, which are principal to the green colouring or pigment known as chlorophyll inherent to plants.
The so green-like appearance of mitochondria in plant cells is due to relatively lesser amounts of pigments named cytochromes which are mandatory components of the electron transport in cell respiration. However, these pigments are seen in much smaller quantities as compared to chloroplasts and this colours the mitochondria as colourless or pale green.
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