Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

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What is the form of cellular respiration that requires free oxygen?

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Aerobic respiration.

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Which process is responsible for making glucose?

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Photosynthesis.

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What are the products of cellular respiration?

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Carbon dioxide, water, and energy.

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Cellular respiration involves the chemical breakdown of what substance to form ATP energy?

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Glucose.

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What do you call an organism that can create its own food from inorganic materials?

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Autotroph.

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What is the primary purpose of photosynthesis?

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To convert light energy into chemical energy in the form of glucose.

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What is the main byproduct of photosynthesis?

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Oxygen.

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What is the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

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Photosynthesis produces glucose and oxygen, which are used in cellular respiration to produce energy.

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What type of organisms are heterotrophs?

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Organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on consuming other organisms.

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What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?

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6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy -> C6H12O6 + 6O2.