1. Our plant has grown significantly from the beginning, due to photosynthesis, mitosis (cell division) and cellular respiration. The main process that makes our plant grow is cell division, however. To be able to do this, our plant goes through photosynthesis and cellular respiration. The plant uses chlorophyll and chloroplasts to create glucose and oxygen. The glucose is then transformed into energy in a process called cellular respiration. With the energy, a single cell divides into two, then four, then 8, and so on. Through this, our plant has grown to a significant sized cauliflower.
2. To be able to create enzymes, a cell needs to use the RNA and organelle components. To create mRNA, RNA polymerase has to transribe a DNA sequence into an opposite copy of mRNA. The copied mRNA departs from the nuclear membrane and goes to the cytoplasm. The ribosome then clamps onto the protein. The ribosome translates codons onto amino acids starting with the base pair AUG. The protein goes through the smooth and the rough Endoplasmic Reticulum and then scurries on over to the Golgi Apparatus to be finally packaged.
