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Respiration In Plants — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYRespiration In Plants2 Marks
Question
Comment on the statement, 'Respiration is an energy producing process, but ATP is being used in some steps of the process'.
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Answer

Respiration is a complex oxidative process in which there is formation of several intermediate molecules occurs. In the end water molecule is produced and ATP molecules are released in cell. Although ATP molecules are consumed in the 'glycolysis and Krebs' cycle, there is also production of more molecules of ATP, thus a positive balance of ATP molecules is obtained.

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