Did you know that many people do not want to have plants in their bedroom? In many hospitals, the plants are brought to the corridor at night. But why?
The secret is: plants breathe at night! So they absorb oxygen like humans and animals and release carbon dioxide. So they take away the oxygen from the sleeping person. But is that true? To answer this question, let me first explain the breathing in plants. Cell respiration in plants Like animal cells, plant cells also possess mitochondria. As you surely know, these cell organelles are also called the powerhouses of the cell. This is because there is a lot of energy released in the mitochondria. That’s wher
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