Question

What are the different waste products released by plants?

Answer 1

• Plants generate oxygen as a waste product during photosynthesis and carbon dioxide during respiration. [2 marks]
• Organic wastes are stored in different forms in various parts of the plants in the form of gums, oils, latex and resins. These are the waste materials which are expelled as exudates from trees. [1 mark]
• Some of these waste products are stored in plant parts like barks, stems and leaves. Eventually, plants shed off these parts. [1 mark]