Student Blog Post #6

           During the past few weeks, plant A and plant B have been growing at a faster rate, while plant C has been tagging behind. All three of the plants have been getting insect holes in them, but it seems like plant C has been getting the most. By the looks of it, Plant C is losing at the competition for nutrition and water. Therefore, it looks like it may not bear its fruit like plant A and plant B will. Mitosis is a great factor for plant growth. The more cells an organism has, the bigger the organism is. In the meristem of the plant, cells are actively dividing, due to the process of mitosis. Most of the finished cells end up in the region of elongation, or region where growth in length occurs. Mitosis in the plant requires tons of energy, especially for hundreds of cells. The energy is obtained from photosynthesis and indirect respiration. During the process of photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is absorbed in the chloroplast of the cell, creating sugars. The sugars are then used for the respiration. The sugars are broken down into carbon dioxide, energy, oxygen and water.
         When the cell needs more of the enzymes, PEPC and Ribsico, the nucleus will send a signal to the ribosomes, which creates proteins, to create the enzymes PEPC and Ribsico. After the proteins are made and brought through the E.R, the vesicles will bring it to the Golgi apparatus to be synthesized. After they are synthesized, the enzymes will be brought to its proper location.