Question

Why is it difficult to calculate respiratory quotient in plants?

Answer 1

Respiratory quotient in plants:

1. The respiratory quotient is the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide evolved to the volume of oxygen consumed during respiration
2. At the point when the carbohydrates are totally separated which are utilized as a substrate, the respiratory remainder is very nearly one.
3. In any case, when fats are utilized during cell respiration, the respiratory remainder drops to lower than one, around 0.7, and for proteins, the ratio would be around 0.9 to 0.8.
4. Likewise, the respiratory remainder is a unitless number used in the assessments of the basal metabolic rate or BMR when assessed from how much carbon dioxide is created.
5. In plants, CO₂ evolved during respiration is utilized in the photosynthesis process and oxygen liberated during photosynthesis is consumed in respiration, therefore, it is difficult to calculate the respiratory quotient in plants.