Which of the following explains why plant cells must also perform cellular respiration? A. Plants use cellular respiration to convert the energy in the food that they make into useable energy for growth and repair.
B. Animals depend on plants to put oxygen into the atmosphere, which plants produce during cellular respiration.
C. In the absence of light, plants can use cellular respiration to make their own food.
D. Cellular respiration helps plants to produce the carbon dioxide they need for photosynthesis.