Blog post #6

   Mitosis, photosynthesis, and respiration are some of the reasons are plants are growing so large. The process of photosynthesis is when the carbon dioxide in the air reacts with the water in the soil and energy from the sun and results in photosynthates (sugars, starches, carbohydrates, and proteins)   Photosynthesis also provides the plant of the necessities in order to complete almost all cellular functions.  Plants then use these photosynthates in respiration by changing it back to energy for growth.  The photosynthates allow the plants to go through mitosis, cell division, over.  This causes plant growth in biomass and size because the plants grow in order to store all the new cells being made in the stems.

       Ribosomes are where proteins are made, and are enzymes are also proteins. Temperature and pH levels affect the efficiency of an enzyme, also affecting how fast they are made.  The speed at which proteins, or enzymes, are produced can help a plant grow faster. Having more enzymes may make a plant grow faster because it helps speed up the rate of reaction A plant may grow faster with more enzymes because enzymes help speed up the rate of reactions in a cell.  With the right conditions and the faster processes caused by the enzymes, the plant with grow quickly.