Respiration in plant

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Posted by Risha Singh 5 years, 3 months ago
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Risha Singh 5 years, 3 months ago
Yogita Ingle 5 years, 3 months ago
- Plants have a branching shape, so they have quite a large surface area in comparison to their volume. Therefore, diffusion alone can supply all the cells of the plants with as much oxygen as they need for respiration.
- Diffusion occurs in the rots, stems and leaves of plants.
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Respiration in Roots:
- Air occurs in soil interspaces. Root hairs of the roots are in direct contact with them.
- Oxygen of the soil air diffuses through root hair and reaches all internal cells of the root for respiration.
- Carbon dioxide produced by root cells diffuses in the opposite direction.
- In water-logged conditions, soil air becomes deficient. In the absence of oxygen, metabolic activity of the root declines and the plant may wither.
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Respiration in Stems:
- The stems of herbaceous plants have stomata. The oxygen from air diffuses into the stem of a herbaceous plant through stomata and reaches all the cells for respiration.
- The carbon dioxide gas produced during respiration diffuses out into the air through the same stomata.
- In woody stems, the bark has lenticels for gaseous exchange.
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Respiration in Leaves:
- The leaves of a plant have tiny pores called stomata. The exchange of respiratory gases in the leaves takes place by the process of diffusion through stomata.
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