Maria Gillis Assignment #6: How Does Your Garden Grow

Our plants are getting larger through three main components; mitosis, photosynthesis, and respiration. In mitosis, our plant is able to become larger because the constant dividing of cells increases the height and adds biomass. Even though the cells get smaller and smaller as they divide, the amount of them rapidly increases. Each cells divides into two new separate  cells. The carbon dioxide that the plant contains through photosynthesis helps the leaves and stems grow because it is created into the plants food. The last component that adds biomass and helps the plant grow is respiration. In this process, the sugars are converted back into energy for the growth of the plant, which is also adding biomass.

If the nucleus sent signals to proteins to make enzymes, the proteins inside of the plant would break down amino acids. Thus, the amino acids would string together in a chain to form enzymes. Enzymes helps to speed up chemical reactions.