Question

How does cellular respiration differ in plants and animals?

Answer 1

Hint: Cellular respiration is a process by which glucose molecules can be converted into energy that is ATP. ATP is the energy currency of the cell.

Complete answer:
1)Cellular respiration occurs in both plants and animals and the mechanism of cellular respiration is also similar in both plants and animals but the method of obtaining energy from the cellular respiration is different in plants and animals.

2)The reason why cellular respiration occurs is the need for energy in both plants and animals. The only difference is that plants undergo photosynthesis and can obtain their energy through solar energy but animals cannot undergo photosynthesis so they are dependent on plants for obtaining energy. This is also because plants have chloroplast whereas animals do not have chloroplast and chloroplast is very necessary for the process of photosynthesis. We can conclude that the cellular respiration in plants is dependent on photosynthesis and the cellular respiration of animals are dependent on the plants.

3)The breakdown of glucose in both plants and animals is the most important step that provides energy and it is known as cellular respiration.

Note: The breakdown of glucose is not a one-step process, it is a very complex procedure and can take place with or without the presence of oxygen, the end products obtained in both cases are different. The breakdown of glucose include many steps such as glycolysis, Krebs cycle, electron transportation, oxidative phosphorylation, etc.