What happens when respiration is higher then photosynthesis?

This is similar to a situation where expenses are more than income. Exactly what happens when animal body doesn't get enough food for energy synthesis is what will happen in plants. Photosynthesis is an anabolic pathway. read more

If respiration (destructive) over takes photosynthesis (constructive) in a plant it is starved off from the supply of food and there by it get etiolated and finally it leads to the death of the plant. read more

Best Answer: Respiration is a catabolic process (destructive) and Photosynthesis is a anabolic (constructive) process. In catabolic process bigger molecules are broken down into smaller molecules, like the glucose molecules are broken down into simpler units like water and Co2 as in respiration. read more