Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis

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Cellular Respiration

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Process by which cells convert glucose into energy (ATP)

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Photosynthesis

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Process by which plants convert sunlight into glucose

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Mitochondria

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Organelle where cellular respiration occurs

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Chloroplast

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Organelle where photosynthesis occurs

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ATP

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Adenosine Triphosphate, energy currency of the cell

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Glucose

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Simple sugar, C6H12O6, used in cellular respiration

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Oxygen's Role in Respiration

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Reactant

(enters the cytoplasm & the mitochondria)

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Carbon Dioxide in Photosynthesis

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Used to produce glucose (Reactant)

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Equation for Cellular Respiration

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP

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Equation for Photosynthesis

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6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy → C6H12O6 + 6O2