Life of a Carbon Dioxide Molecule in Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Hi! I'm a carbon dioxide molecule, or CO2 and my life is all in the Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Cycle.
Reactants of Photosynthesis
I am absorbed into the plant and photosynthesis begins.
Location and Equation of Photosynthesis
The life and journey of a carbon dioxide molecule in photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
Products on Photosynthesis
CO2, water, and sunlight are the reactants/inputs of photosynthesis. Sunlight is captured by plant leaves in light-absorbing pigment molecules called chlorophyll.
Reactants of Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis takes place inside the chloroplasts of plant leaf cells. There are two different steps: The Light Dependent Reaction and the Calvin Cycle.Equation of photosynthesis:6CO2 + 6H20 + energy/sunlight --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
Location of Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis produces/outputs glucose which is stored chemical energy, like in fruits, and oxygen, which is breathed in by animals.
I'm an oxygen molecule, or O2!
Animals need to do cellular respiration in order to survive. There are two types of cellular respiration: aerobic and anaerobic respiration. For aerobic cellular respiration, animals eat food, which contains glucose and inhale oxygen. These are the reactants/inputs.
There are three stages of cellular respiration, which occur in aerobic animal cells: 1) Glycolysis, 2) Krebs Cycle 3) Electron Transport Cycle/Chain. The bonds of food and oxygen molecules are broken down to form energy.
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