0
Why does cellular respiration happen in both animals and plants?
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Cellular respiration isn't the same thing as regular human respiration (most of us use the words "breathing" and "respiration" interchangeably, even though biologists use the term "respiration" to mean something a little different). Cellular respiration is when living cells convert fuel - either oxygen or sunlight- into energy that they can use. For example, cellular respiration in humans is the process by which oxygen used to power the synthesis of ATP (ATP is a high-energy molecule that our cells depend on to survive). Plants use a similar process to convert the energy of the sun into building blocks they can use.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoBecause they both have cells.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
The release of energy in plants and animals from food is called?
The release of energy in plants and animals is called respiration.
What is process called when plants and animals break up sugar releasing energy?
. The breaking down of the large polysaccharide molecules are done by hydrolysis reactions. Hydro meaning water, and lysis meaning breaking. Breaking with water.
What gas do animals exhale and plants take in?
Carbon dioxide or CO2 is exhaled by animals when they use their food for energy. Oxygen is used to burn the glucose so that it can be used as energy for growth and repair. This is called cellular respiration and occurs in every single living organism. Plants then use the carbon dioxide to photosynthesise and create their own food in the form of glucose. They release oxygen and create water as a result of photosynthesis. Animals use the oxygen for cellular respiration and when the plants are consumed use the glucose for energy.
What is someone who studies plants and animals called?
Zoologists study animals and botanists study plants. Biologists study both plants and animals together. Microbiologists study these things at a cellular level.
Why do animals have higher rate of respiration than plants?
This is very simple. Animals do use(inhale-exhale) muscles(rib muscles and diaphragm) when breathing, but respiration in plants can be considered as only a chemical reaction, nothing more. This is why animals lose more energy through respiration.
What organelle in plants participates in cellular respiration what other organelle in both plants and animals is the main components for cellular respiration?
The organelle in plants that participates in cellular respiration is endoplasmic reticulum, and is also the organelle in both plants and animals, that is the main components for cellular respiration.
Is cellular respiration used in plants or animals?
plants
Is oxygen consumed when plants or animals perform aerobic cellular respiration?
Yes, both plants and animals consume oxygen when they perform aerobic cellular respiration.
The release of energy in plants and animals from food is called?
The release of energy in plants and animals is called respiration.
What process uses oxygen in plants and animals?
Cellular Respiration.
Who and what use the process of cellular respiration?
plants and animals
What is misleading about the following statement Plants perform photosynthesis and animals perform cellular respiration?
This statement implies that plants do not undergo cellular respiration. Plants do, however, undergo cellular respiration because their cells have mitochondria. It is the only process for plants to break down the food they make and release the energy.
What is the final hydrogen acceptor in cellular respiration of most plants and animals?
For animals, the final hydrogen acceptr in cellular respiration is
What occurs in plants and animals?
Cellular respiration happens in both. Photosynthesis happens in plants only.
Do Plants perform cellular respiration?
Yes, plants perform cellular respiration in order to produce ATP, or adenosine triphosphate. In cellular respiration, energy is released when large molecules are broken down.
What living thing carry on the process of cellular respiration?
plants and animals
Is glucose found in animals or plants?
Glucose is found in both plants and animals. Plants produce glucose by photosynthesis, and animals consume glucose (it is the first reactant for cellular respiration).
