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What is Respiration in Plants
All living things use a process called respiration to get energy to stay alive. Cellular
respiration in plants is the process used by plants to convert the glucose made during
photosynthesis into energy which fuels the plants’ cellular activities.
On the other hand, photosynthesis is the process where light energy is converted into
chemical energy stored in glucose that can later be used in respiration. Photosynthesis occurs
on the green parts of the plant that contain chlorophyll.
During respiration, plants consume food to keep plant cells alive while during
photosynthesis, plants create their own food .

How Do Plants Breathe Experiment
prep time: 5 minutes
active time: 10 minutes
additional time: 1 hour
total time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Here is a popular science experiment to visually see how plants “breathe”.
In this experiment, we can see how gases produced during photosynthesis and respiration are
released into the environment.