BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 7, Problem 1SA

Is the following statement true or false? Unlike animals, which make many ATP by aerobic respiration, plants make all of their ATP by photosynthesis.

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To determine:

Whether the statement that “plants produce ATP by photosynthesis only” is true or not.

Introduction:

Every organism present in the environment requires energy to sustain. ATP stands for “Adenosine Triphosphate.” It provides energy to the body of an organism. Plants can prepare their food by a process known as photosynthesis. Photosynthesis also helps in the production of ATP.

Answer to Problem 1SA

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The given statement “plants produce ATP by photosynthesis only,” is false.

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Plants perform photosynthesis to produce food. They use water and carbon dioxide and convert them into oxygen and sugar. This type of conversion produces some molecules of ATP. Photosynthesis produces energy, and this energy is stored in the form of ATP.

However, it has been observed that the products of photosynthesis create aerobic conditions. The process that occurs in the presence of oxygen is termed as aerobic processes. Oxygen is one of the products formed by photosynthesis. As a result, plants start performing aerobic respiration to create energy. This indicates that plants produce ATP by two processes, photosynthesis, and aerobic respiration.

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