Chapter 11, Problem 11.3PS

Summary Introduction

To describe: Two reasons why plants do not manage their energy economy such that they directly translocate ATP, without the use of the Calvin Cycle, the glycolytic pathway or the citric acid cycle.

Introduction: Photosynthesis, respiration and other such processes manage the energy flow in plants. Energy is converted and it flows through these cycles to provide food, oxygen and other such compounds to all parts of the plant, to maintain the processes of the cell. Carbon dioxide and water make glucose, which is the food for the cells of the plant.