Blog Post 6

1) From what I've seen in our garden, most of the plants are dead or haven't grown. It is mostly filled with weeds and grass. It isn't adding much biomass at all. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration is often slowed when the temperature is cold. Photosynthesis is a process in which the plant takes in water, sunlight, etc to produce food/sugars for itself to gain biomass. Cellular respiration is the process that takes in sugars and nutrients to create ATP or energy. This process uses sugar and oxygen as well as sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide. Currently, its winter and the temperature is much colder. Sunlight isn't as abundant and the soil is dryer. We haven't received much rain either. Cell division or mitosis is also affected by the temperature. Temperature alters the rate of mitosis and the plants overall growth.

2) Plants contain enzymes for many reasons. Enzymes help break down fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. they speed up the process of nutrient intake by absorbing them. If pants produce PKG or Rubisco they would make more proteins in which makes them grow faster. Proteins are the easiest biomolecule to process so the plant should grow more efficiently.

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