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Name a process in plants that uses oxygen. Compare the raw materials and products of this process with those of photosynthesis

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Cellular respiration uses oxygen. Comparisons below in explanation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Plants do both photosynthesis and cellular respiration. They make their own food (photosynthesis) and break it down to make energy (cellular respiration). Cellular respiration uses oxygen, while photosynthesis doesn't (it is a product).

Photosynthesis has this as its general chemical equation:


6CO_2 +6H_2O
C_6H_(12) O_6 + 6O_2

Cellular respiration has this as its general chemical equation:


C_6H_(12) O_6 + 6O_2
6CO_2 + 6H_2O

As you can see, the raw materials of cellular respiration (glucose and oxygen) are the products of photosynthesis. The products of cellular respiration (carbon dioxide and water) are the raw materials used in photosynthesis.

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