Cellular respiration and photosynthesis

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What system in the human body breaks food down into tiny glucose molecules?

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Digestive system.

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What is the process that cells use to release energy from glucose?

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Cellular respiration.

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Which types of cells perform cellular respiration?

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Almost all types: plants, animals, fungi, bacteria.

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What captures the energy released from glucose during cellular respiration?

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ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate).

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Why do all cells that live in environments with oxygen perform cellular respiration?

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Because they need energy, which they get out of food/glucose.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which green plants and some other organisms 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.

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What are the two main stages of cellular respiration?

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Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle.

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What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

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Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight and converts it into chemical energy.

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What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide and water.