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Respiration and Energy Transfer — Biology STD 11 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBiologyRespiration and Energy Transfer4 Marks
Question
Do the plants breath like animals? If yes, how and why?
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Answer

  1. Yes, plants breath like animals because they also require energy to carry out different metabolic activities. Hence, plants take up oxygen required for respiration and they also give out $C0_2.$
  2. Plants take care of their gas exchange needs. The stomata and lenticels are important for this purpose.
  3. Leaves are well adapted for gaseous exchange during photosynthesis.
  4. Large amount of gases is exchanged. In plants, each living cell is located quite close to the surface of the plants.

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