Plants make ATP during the light reactions of photosynthesis. Why do plants also need to carry out the process of cellular respiration?
A) Plants need to make ATP from cellular respiration only when the conditions for photosynthesis are bad.
B) The ATP made during photosynthesis is only enough to fuel the dark reactions. The plant has to carry out cellular respiration to make ATP for other metabolic activities.
C) Plants do not need to perform cellular respiration.
D) The ATP made during photosynthesis is different from the ATP made during cellular respiration.
Answer: B
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