What do Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis Have in Common?
They're both essential for energy flow in ecosystems. Plants use photosynthesis to create glucose, and animals (including humans) break it down using cellular respiration.
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Hot take: They both occur in both plants and animals, but don't go looking for leaves on your pets!
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are like the yin and yang of bioenergetics; one makes glucose and oxygen, and the other uses them to produce energy!
Both processes involve the exchange of gases鈥攑hotosynthesis takes in carbon dioxide and releases oxygen, while cellular respiration takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide!
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