respiration in plants
Monday, October 26, 2009
During respiration a plant releases energy through chemical reactions. This results in the break down of sugar into oxygen, to carbon dioxide.Respiration is basically the opposite of photosynthesis because it uses energy and photosynthesis stores energy. It uses food instead of producing food. It uses carbon dioxide instead of oxygen and it does not require light.
Plants respirate "breathe" just like we do, as our lungs filter the air, taking in the oxygen and exhaling the carbon dioxide, which the plants convert back to oxygen for us, and so forth.. During respiration (in plants and animals) energy is released from sugar (glucose) by a series of chemical reactions. The sugar is broken down into carbon dioxide and water in a process which uses oxygen, not into oxygen.Respiration is the chemical opposite of photosynthesis because itreleasesenergy, using up food and oxygen and producing carbon dioxide. Photosynthesisrequiresenergy (light) and produces food, using up carbon dioxide and producing oxygen.Unfortunately, breathing and rspiration often get confused. Respiration is the release of energy from food. Breathing is the process of obtaining oxygen and removing carbon dioxide, usually using lungs or gills. So in one sense plants don't breathe at all,although they do respire!
Plants respirate "breathe" just like we do, as our lungs filter the air, taking in the oxygen and exhaling the carbon dioxide, which the plants convert back to oxygen for us, and so forth.. During respiration (in plants and animals) energy is released from sugar (glucose) by a series of chemical reactions. The sugar is broken down into carbon dioxide and water in a process which uses oxygen, not into oxygen.Respiration is the chemical opposite of photosynthesis because itreleasesenergy, using up food and oxygen and producing carbon dioxide. Photosynthesisrequiresenergy (light) and produces food, using up carbon dioxide and producing oxygen.Unfortunately, breathing and rspiration often get confused. Respiration is the release of energy from food. Breathing is the process of obtaining oxygen and removing carbon dioxide, usually using lungs or gills. So in one sense plants don't breathe at all,although they do respire!
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