The photosynthesis is a process used by plants to convert light into energy to fuel the organism in every moment. Photosynthesis is important for the world because it is the responsible to producing and maintaining the oxygen at the Earth's atmosphere.
6CO2 + 6H2O ------> C6H12O6 + 6O2
CO2: carbon dioxide
H2O: water
Light energy is necessary
C6H12O6: glucose
O2: oxigen
The cellular respiration is a set of metabolic reactions that take place in the cells of organisms to convert energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate, ATP (the biochemical way to store and use energy).
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ------> 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy
The equation of these two process are similar because both are necessary water, oxygen, carbon dioxide… and both of these reactions produce energy.
QUIZ, "HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE REACTIONS?"
1. Which reaction needs glucose?
- Cellular respiration
- Photosynthesis
- Both
2. Which reaction produces water?
- Cellular respiration
- Photosynthesis
- Both
3. What is the photosynthesis?
- Who knows
- A process used by plants
- A process used by cells
4. What is metabolic reaction?
- The photosynthesis
- A kind of energy
- The cellular respiration
Answers: 1.a, 2.b, 3.b, 4.c
