Question

why plant respiration is slower than animal respiration​

Answer 1

Animals use much more energy for their mocomotion.Moreover animals use more energy in the metabolic process and use lots of energy to maintain their body temperature and so they need to get oxygen quicker.

Answer 2

Animals use much more energy for their movement and hence they need to get oxygen quicker. Also animals use more energy in the metabolic process and use lots of energy to maintain their body temperature. That is why animals need to respire quicker than plants.