Question

Why is it difficult to calculate the respiratory quotient in plants?

Answer 1

The respiratory quotient in plants:

1. The respiratory ratio is another name for the respiratory quotient (R.Q.). It is explained as the proportion of carbon dioxide to oxygen used during the respiration process.
2. Because plants employ the oxygen produced by photosynthesis for respiration and the carbon dioxide generated during respiration for photosynthesis, it is difficult to determine the respiratory quotient (R.Q.) in plants.
3. The respiratory quotient is the proportion of oxygen consumed during cellular respiration to the carbon dioxide exhaled during that process.

$\mathrm{Respiratory}\mathrm{quotient}=\mathrm{volume}\mathrm{of}{\mathrm{CO}}_2\mathrm{released}/\mathrm{volume}\mathrm{of}{\mathrm{O}}_2\mathrm{consumed}$