Question

Which statement best describes the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

Photosynthesis removes carbon from the atmosphere, and cellular respiration releases carbon back into the atmosphere.
Photosynthesis is part of the carbon cycle, and cellular respiration is not.
Only plants perform photosynthesis, and only animals perform cellular respiration.
Photosynthesis releases carbon into the atmosphere, and cellular respiration removes carbon from the atmosphere.

Answer 1

Photosynthesis removes carbon from the atmosphere, and cellular respiration releases carbon back into the atmosphere.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first option clearly expresses the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

Cellular respiration releases carbon back into the atmosphere whereas photosynthesis removes the carbon from the atmosphere.

Photosynthesis is the process whereby green plants manufacture their food using carbon dioxide and water.

In cellular respiration, the product of the photosynthesis is used by organisms to produce energy.