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Plant respiration

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021175

A biochemical process by which living organisms take up oxygen from the environment and consume organic matter, releasing both carbon dioxide and heat. In plants, the organic matter in photosynthate produced during daylight hours.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021175
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesNASA Sustainable Development Indicators Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021175",
  "term": "Plant respiration",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Plant Respiration",
  "definition": "A biochemical process by which living organisms take up oxygen from the environment and consume organic matter, releasing both carbon dioxide and heat. In plants, the organic matter in photosynthate produced during daylight hours.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "NASA Sustainable Development Indicators Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/plant-respiration/"
}

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