Question

Why do germinating seeds undergo cell respiration?

Answer 1

Cell respiration:

1. Cellular respiration processes provide a means for cells to convert existing nutrient materials into energy.
2. Seeds require necessary energy to develop and grow, so germinating seeds undergo cellular respiration.
3. Cellular respiration rates increase to accommodate the cell-building activities required to break open the seed and produce the initial root and stem structures.
4. There is a high rate of consumption of oxygen in seeds that are germinating as they are living and need extra oxygen to grow.