Do Plants Use Atp?

In addition to mitochondrial ATP synthesis, plants can also make ATP by a similar process during the light reactions of photosynthesis within their chloroplasts. ... Without a photosynthetic source of ATP, plants would be using up their ATP to make glucose, and then using up glucose to make ATP, a "catch-22" situation.

Do plants use ATP for photosynthesis?

ATP is an important source of energy for biological processes. Energy is transferred from molecules such as glucose, to an intermediate energy source, ATP. ... In photosynthesis energy is transferred to ATP in the light-dependent stage and the ATP is utilised during synthesis in the light-independent stage.

Why do plants not use ATP?

Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function

Most cells use ATP as their main form of energy. Most eukaryotic cells, including plant cells, get their ATP from the process of cellular respiration. ... Just because something has a cell wall does not automatically make it a plant cell.

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