Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

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What organelle performs PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

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Chloroplast

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How do plants obtain energy for photosynthesis?

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Sunlight is absorbed by the leaves.

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What do you breathe in oxygen for?

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Cellular respiration.

Front

After photosynthesis, plants store their energy as _________.

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Glucose (sugar).

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What is the purpose of cellular respiration?

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To release energy from food.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What is the main product of photosynthesis?

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Glucose (sugar) and oxygen.

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Where does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?

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In the chloroplasts.

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What is cellular respiration?

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The process by which cells break down glucose and oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water.

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What are the two main stages of cellular respiration?

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Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle.