Respiration in Plants
* Respiration provides oxygen, which is used for the oxidation of food to provide energy.
* Plants respire through small opening called the stomata on leaves and lenticels o stems and roots.
* Cellular respiration involves breakdown of the C – C bonds of compounds of food. It takes place in the cytoplasm and mitochondria.
* Most of the energy released during oxidation is used for synthesising ATP.
* Aerobic respiration involves the oxidation of food in the presence of oxygen.
* Anaerobic respiration involves the oxidation of food in the absence of oxygen.
