You observe a hummingbird taking nectar from the red flowers in your garden.You want to figure out where the red pigment of the petals is located,so you observe a petal under the microscope.You will most likely find the red pigment in the
A) vacuoles and chloroplasts.
B) chromoplasts and chloroplasts.
C) cytosol and thylakoids.
D) glyoxysomes and leucoplasts.
E) chromoplasts and vacuoles.

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The red pigment in petals is typically located in specialized organelles called chromoplasts, which are responsible for the synthesis and storage of pigments. The pigments are then transported and stored in vacuoles within the cell. Therefore, the most likely location of the red pigment in the petal of a red flower is within the chromoplasts and vacuoles.

You Observe a Hummingbird Taking Nectar from the Red Flowers