Carry on vs Carry out

Is it

With enough light, plants carry out a normal life cycle

or

With enough light, plants carry on a normal life cycle

I'm confused because I'm not getting the exact difference between both verbs in this case. Although "carry on" means continue and "carry out" means perform, I don't know if plants should continue a normal life cycle or perform a normal life cycle

Solution 1:

• Carry on : to continue doing something/ to continue moving on.( Example. Carry on until you're exhausted.)

  • Carry out: to complete a task / to fulfil a task you once promised (Example. You must carry out the promise / the investigation.)

It is a coincidence that in your examples they carry out the same sense ; so you may carry on such practice.