Plants take CO2 during photosynthesis and sunlight also ,so the plants take CO2at night and at night no sunlight so how they can do photosynthesis

Open in App

Solution

Dear student,

Plants perform photosynthesis only in the presence of sunlight and hence it takes place only during day and produce food which they utilize and store it to be used later by performing respiration.
Thus, they perform only respiration during night.

Regards

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

As desert plants take co2 at night, then when they take in oxygen & perform respiration?Can photosynthesis & respiration be simultaneously going on?

Q. plants does not do the photosynthesis process at the night.They take in oxygen at that time. So how are we able to get oxygen at night?

Q. Stomata of desert plants remain closed during day time. How do they take up

C O_{2}

and perform photosynthesis ?

Plants use CO₂ for photosynthesis during the day . But at night , they also respire ,i.e.,take in O₂ and release CO₂ into the air . This doesn't help much in the reduction of CO₂ . Then why do people ask to plant more trees ? Is there a more effective method to reduce CO₂ in the air ?

How did some plants can grow in absence of sunlight.? Such as money plant. Did they do photosynthesis.?

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

Plants take CO2 during photosynthesis and sunlight also ,so the plants take CO2at night and at night no sunlight so how they can do photosynthesis

Dear student, Plants perform photosynthesis only in the presence of sunlight and hence it takes place only during day and produce food which they utilize and store it to be used later by performing respiration. Thus, they perform only respiration during night. Regards​​​​​​​

Dear student,

Plants perform photosynthesis only in the presence of sunlight and hence it takes place only during day and produce food which they utilize and store it to be used later by performing respiration.
Thus, they perform only respiration during night.

Regards