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1. What are some facts about Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration?
2. What are the connections between Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration?

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Photosynthesis takes in sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water and produces glucose and oxygen as byproducts. Cellular respiration converts chemical energy from oxygen molecules or nutrients into ATP and produces water and carbon dioxide as byproducts.

Both reactions involve water, carbon dioxide, glucose, oxygen, and energy. They are sort of opposites, because photosynthesis takes in carbon dioxide & water and releases oxygen when it produces energy, and cellular respiration takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide & water when it produces energy.

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Without photosynthesis there would be no glucose or oxygen for respiration. Without respiration there would be no carbon dioxide for photosynthesis.

Step-by-step explanation: Cellular respiration is the process of putting energy from glucose into a usable form in a molecule called ATP. It is a series of complex biochemical reactions where all the energy stored in glucose (which stores a lot) is transferred to other molecules, which can use it more efficiently. The equation of respiration is C6H12O6+6O2→6CO2+6H2O+energy in ATPPhotosynthesis can be thought of as the opposite reaction. Photosynthesis absorbsenergy, rather than emits energy. Plant cells which photosynthesise take in CO2and H2O from the atmosphere and light energy from the sun, and undergo the reaction6CO2+6H2O+energy from sun→C6H12O6+6O2The two are clearly dependent on each other. Without photosynthesis, there wouldn't be any glucose or oxygen which kick off the respiration reaction. Without respiration, plants would use up all the CO2 and starve to death. Photosynthesis requires the products from respiration, and respiration requires the products from photosynthesis.

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