Early periods of plant growth?

Question

Why is metabolism so important in the early periods of plant growth?

From what i know, it provides the molecules and energy the plant needs to grow??

Is there anything more? Thank you for your help

Answer 1

It's important at ANY stage of growth to any organism really...without active synthesis of proteins and compounds and maintaining of energy any organism would eventually die, some faster than others...

Answer 2

i think it this way......at d very beginning d cells in a plant are at their basic level . the cell is nt ready to perform specific functions n survives only coz it gets nutrition ( think of a virus). slowly bt gradually the d cells develop their special characteristics and accordingly the cells differentiate to form differents organs of the plant body!

n fr all this development  energy is required wich is obtained from metabolism of the food it takes!