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Look at the chemical equations for cellular respiration and photosynthesis. How do these processes compare to one another in terms of matter and energy?

Photosynthesis: 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy → C6H12O6 + 6O2
Cellular Respiration: C6H12O6+ 6O2 → 6H2O + 6CO2 + Energy

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Neither matter or energy is created or destroyed, it is simply reused. 
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