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Explain why photosynthesis and cellular respiration are considered complementary processes

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Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are complementary processes by which living things obtain needed substances. They both consume and create the same substances (water, glucose, oxygen, and carbon dioxide) but in different ways.
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