How do Plants respire? Both plants and animals respire, but plants respire at a considerably lower rate than animals. Although in photosynthesis large amounts of gas is exchanged, leaves are adapted to control this situation. All cells in a plant respire, as it is necessary to break down glucose in order to release energy and therefore carbon dioxide. Leaves In leaves, gas exchange (and loss of water vapour in transpiration) occurs
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