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When plants respire do they take up oxygen from their roots or from the stomata in their leaves or both?
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∙ 16y ago
stomata is a tiny pores found in the leaves of the plant,but this is not the place where plants take oxygen from,but from the roots.
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What tiny openings on plants leaves are called?
Stomata
How do aquatic plants breath in oxygen?
some have breathing roots that appear above water surface pneumataphores
What are the pores on leaves called?
These are known as stomata - pronounced stoh-muh-tuh ; the singular form is stoma.The are generally found on the underside of the leaves and sometimes along the stems; theyallow for gaseous exchange between the leaf and the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide in and water vapour and oxygen out (transpiration).They are normally on the underside of leaves as the waxy cuticle covers the upper epidermis; strangely some plants that are grown in tissue culture have stomata on both leaf surfaces, as a cuticle does not develop until the tissue culture plantlets are exposed to an open environment (and ultraviolet light).Plants growing in arid areas have fewer stomata to reduce transpiration where as plants in tropical areas have large or many stomata to take advanatge of the ideal growing conditions.
Do plants respire and how?
Great question! Not as we do, with lungs. which is an active process, but they do breathe by a passive process. Both plants and animals carry on a process called respiration which occurs on a cellular level and involves an exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Plants mostly do this in their leaves, which in some ways are similar to our skin (which, incidentally, is the largest organ in our bodies). The process by which all respiration takes place is called diffusion - plants 'breathe' through their leaves - the really cool thing is that they 'exhale' - ready? oxygen...which is why we want trees - because they breathe by 'inhaling' carbon dioxide and 'exhaling' oxygen for us to use in our bodies to do our own respiration.BTW - Animals breathe differently than plants. We do it in two places, in our lungs - as most people are aware - and also in our body tissues. Our lungs take in oxygen (that came from the plants respiration) and we put it in our blood, and at the same time release the carbon dioxide from the blood and put it into the atmosphere so the plants can use it. In addition, we also have a second type of breathing that occurs in all our bodies called tissue respiration. In our tissues, we take the oxygen from the blood and put it in the tissues, and at the same time take the carbon dioxide from the tissues and put it in the blood to be taken to the lungs.
What is the openings on leaves that let gases in and out of leaves are called?
Plants breath through stomates. they are microscopic openings covering the leaves that open and close bringing in CO2 and out oxygen. This gives us 29 percent of our oxygen while the other percentage (71) is from phytoplankton
How do roots of plants get oxygen needed by them for breathing?
Plants respire through tiny openings or holes called stomata that are present on the underside of the leaves. Stomata trap air (like oxygen) and the exchange of gases takes place in side the plant cells.
How do you know plants respire?
Plants don't actually breathe like humans, however they do go through a similar process called respiration. The small holes under a plant's leaves called a stomata lets oxygen and carbon dioxide in and out. By Manisha Nautiyal
Through which structure do carbon dioxide and water enter plants?
stomata which are tiny spots on the underside of the leaf
How does oxygen leave a plant and go out into the atmosphere?
Oxygen exits the plant through the stomata. Water vapors also exits through the stomata.
What is the name of the special holes in leaves that obsorbs oxygen in plants?
Expel oxygen, and absorb carbon dioxide.The stoma. Stomata is singular.
What tiny openings on plants leaves are called?
Stomata
How does oxygen enter the leaf?
Oxygen moves through leafy plants through the "stoma, pleural: stomata". They are small pores in the leaf that can open and close to allow gas exchange. However, most plants exhale oxygen (O2) and inhale carbon dioxide (CO2), so oxygen is generally leaving a plant.
How do gases enter and leave plants?
In terrestrial plants, gas enters and leaves (termed "gas exchange") through cell-lined pores called "stomata." Stomata open and close in response to light and humidity, permitting oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor to enter and leave the plant. In most terrestrial plants, the stomata are located on the surface of the leaves, or in cacti, on the surface of the stems. In aquatic plants, gas exchange directly though the tissue surface.
How do aquatic plants breath in oxygen?
some have breathing roots that appear above water surface pneumataphores
Where plants breathe in?
plants breathe in through their stomata which is on their leaves.
How do plants respire and from which parts of leaves?
With the help of chlorophyll.
Why is the function of the stomata?
The stomata are openings in plant leaves through which gasses pass in and out. During the day carbon dioxide passes from the air through the stomata to the leaves and oxygen, produced by the leaf, passes back out through them. At night plants yield up small amounts of carbon dioxide through the stomata.
