Stomata remain closed at night then respiration

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    • June 2, 2014 at 1:49 pm #17824
      kumar985
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      During night times stomata remain closed.Then how do the plants respire?

    • November 5, 2014 at 9:35 pm #115537
      BasicBiology
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      Good question..

      CO2 can still diffuse out of plant tissue when stomata are closed at night plus plants can reduce their metabolism to reduce the rate of respiration during the night.

    • November 9, 2014 at 9:16 am #115548
      JackBean
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      1) They do not need to respire during night as there is no light, i.e. no photosynthesis.
      2) see CAM plants http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassulace … metabolism

    • November 10, 2014 at 9:13 am #115553
      BasicBiology
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      I’m sorry but plants still respire during the night. Their cells are still doing things other than photosynthesizing that require energy.

    • November 21, 2014 at 2:07 pm #115569
      Darby
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      What makes you think that the stomates are closed throughout the night?

      They may not be open throughout, but they don’t need to be, any more than your mouth has to be open all the time for your respiratory needs.

      Night is also the best time to recharge the interior with carbon dioxide with minimized water loss.

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