what is the importance of respiration in plants describe it's metabolic activities in detail
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Through the processes of respiration, solar energy conserved during photosynthesis and stored as chemical energy in organic molecules is released in a regulated manner for the production of ATP, the universal currency of biological energy transformations, and reducing power (e.g. NADH and NADPH).
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Respiration is essential for growth and maintenance of all plant tissues, and plays an important role in the carbon balance of individual cells, whole-plants and ecosystems, as well as in the global carbon cycle.
Plant metabolism is defined as the complex of physical and chemical events of photosynthesis, respiration, and the synthesis and degradation of organic compounds. Photosynthesis produces the substrates for respiration and the starting organic compounds used as building blocks for subsequent biosynthesis of nucleic acids, amino acids, and proteins, carbohydrates and organic acids, lipids, and natural products. Plant secondary metabolism produces products that aid in the growth and development of plants but are not required for the plant to survive. Secondary metabolism facilitates the primary metabolism in plants. This primary metabolism consists of chemical reactions that allow the plant to live.
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