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Respiration in Plants BIOLOGY 263 Notes MODULE - 2 Forms and Functions of 12.1 RESPIRATION Plants and animals Respiration is the stepwise oxidation of complex organic molecules and release of energy as ATP for various cellular metabolic activities. It involves exchange of gases between the organism and the external environment. The green as well as non-green
ATP is the driving force of life, so all  cells in plants AND animals need to produce A â¦ TP to survive.  Cellular respiration is the process that releases energy by  breaking down C6H12O6 (Glucose) and other food molecules in the  presence of O2 (Oxygen).