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ERIC Number: EJ584638
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
Photosynthesis and "Inverse Respiration" in Plants: An Inevitable Misconception?
Canal, Pedro
International Journal of Science Education, v21 n4 p363-71 Apr 1999
Reflects on the origin of the misconception of inverse respiration in green plants. Proposes a series of conceptual schemes that could form the basis for teaching the subject of green plants in a way that prevents or substantially reduces the appearance of this misconception in primary- and secondary-school students. Contains 33 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary Secondary Education, Misconceptions, Photosynthesis, Plant Growth, Plants (Botany), Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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