How Is Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Different?
Photosynthesis makes glucose and oxygen using sunlight, while cellular respiration breaks down glucose to release energy. They’re like nature’s yin and yang.
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One produces oxygen (photosynthesis) and the other consumes it (cellular respiration). It’s a beautiful cycle!
Photosynthesis happens in the chloroplasts of plant cells, but cellular respiration occurs in the mitochondria of both plant and animal cells. Different locations, different missions!
Photosynthesis stores energy in glucose; cellular respiration releases energy stored in glucose. Simple as that!
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