BSCI 1511L Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: C4 Carbon Fixation, Carbon Fixation, Metabolic Pathway

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All plant cells must have atp to drive the many chemical reactions required for life. Most of this atp is derived from oxidizing carbohydrates through the complex set of reactions known as cellular respiration. Respiration occurs in cells throughout the plant and must continue 24 hours per day or the cells will die. Thus, the rate of respiration in plant cells is relatively constant regardless of the conditions experienced by the plant. Molecular oxygen (o2) is required to drive this oxidation and co2 results as a waste product of the process, as is also the case for animals. In contrast to animals, however, most plants are also able to produce carbohydrates through the process of photosynthesis. In most plants, leaves are the primary organs in which photosynthesis occurs. Unlike respiration, rates of photosynthesis vary greatly depending on the conditions experienced by the leaf. Variation in light levels and humidity affect the rate and efficiency of photosynthesis.

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