Photosynthesis and 'inverse respiration' in plants: an inevitable misconception?

Authors
Citation
P. Canal, Photosynthesis and 'inverse respiration' in plants: an inevitable misconception?, INT J SCI E, 21(4), 1999, pp. 363-371
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Education
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
ISSN journal
09500693 → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
363 - 371
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-0693(199904)21:4<363:PA'RIP>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Studies have been published for about twenty years which discuss the miscon ception that I term inverse respiration' in green plants. Despite the propo sal of several partial interpretations as to its origin, this misconception continues to be found among school children today. This article reflects o n the influence on the origin of this conception of knowledge imparted in p rimary and secondary schools. As a conclusion to the analysis, a series of conceptual schemes are proposed, which could form the basis for teaching th e subject of green plants in a way that prevents or substantially reduces t he appearance of the notion of 'inverse respiration'.