Achieve for What Is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology (2-Term Access)
Achieve for What Is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology (2-Term Access)
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ISBN: 9781319360733
Author: PHELAN
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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To explain: In a rapidly growing plant, the rate of cellular respiration is higher than the rate of photosynthesis, and to justify the answer.

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Cellular respiration refers to a series of reactions in which the organic molecules are broken down and transferred through a series of electron acceptors to generate energy.

In contrast, photosynthesis is the biochemical process of synthesizing food in plants. In this process, they use sunlight energy to fix water and carbon dioxide into organic substances.

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