Respiration in Plants

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Main principles behind respiration in plants.

An experiment is shown to prove the existence of respiration in plants. Includes a discussion on the reasons why plants need to respire.
From: Bitesize Revision Science 1 KS3
First Broadcast : 28 February 2008

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 9-11,11-14

Subject : Biology, Science

Topic : Green plants as organisms

Keywords : Respiration in Plants, Photosynthesis, Green plants, Botany, Energy, variation in plants

Notes : Good activity to use when discussing respiration as a concept, with a link up postulated between respiration and photosynthesis. Could be interesting to use the experimental setup as a start point for a discussion.

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