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Biochemical Pathways:
Photosynthesis
Chapter 7
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Photosynthesis
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Photosynthesis is performed by Autotrophic
Organisms
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Autotrophs produce their own food
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chemoautotrophs, photoautotrophs
Photosynthetic autotrophs capture energy
from the sun to produce their own food
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“Auto” = self; “Trophic” = feeding
Plants, algae and some bacteria are
photosynthetic
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Photosynthesis
Photoautotrophs: photosynthetic organisms that can
produce their own ‘food’
- these organisms fix the energy of sunlight into carbohydrate form
they then use the carbohydrates they produce for cellular
respirationHeterotrophs: organisms that require an alternative
food source
- these organisms consume photoautotrophs along with the
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carbohydrates they produce
they then use the carbohydrates they consume for cellular
respiration
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Photosynthesis
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The process by which photosynthetic organisms
produce their own high energy organic molecules
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Photosynthesis captures energy from the sun and
fixes it into the chemical form
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Primarily carbohydrates
Carbon Fixation
Carbon Fixation: Photosynthesis collects the
energy of sunlight and captures it in a chemical form
 Photosynthesis uses CO2 to build
carbohydrates:(C6H12O6)
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Photosynthesis and Life
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Most living things depend on the sun for
energy
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Photosynthetic organisms serve as a food
and energy source for the majority of life on
on earth
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Photosynthetic organisms directly or indirectly
provide energy for the majority of the life on earth
A few exceptions include chemoautotrophs:
autotrophic organisms that utilize energy from
other sources, live independently from the sun
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Photosynthesis and Life
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Energy Fixation
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Oxygenic photosynthesis maintains O2 in the
atmosphere
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vital for aerobic respiration
Removes CO2 from the atmosphere
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makes the sun’s energy available to other
organisms
reduces green house gases
H2O production
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Overview of Photosynthesis:
The Energy
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Cellular Respiration:
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CO2 + H2O + Energy (ATP)
Photosynthesis:
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Carbohydrate + O2
Energy (Sun) + CO2 + H2O
Carbohydrate + O2
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Overview of Photosynthesis:
The Chemistry
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6CO2 + 12H2O
carbon dioxide water
C6H12O6 + 6H2O + 6O2
glucose
water
oxygen
Reactants: 6CO2 + 12H2O
Products: C6H12O6 + 6H2O + 6O2
Photosynthesis vs. Cellular Respiration:
 6CO2 + 12H2O
C6H12O6 + 6H2O + 6O2
 C6H12O6 + 6O2
6CO2 + 12H2O + Energy
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Overview of Photosynthesis
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Photosynthesis occurs in the Chloroplasts
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Chloroplasts contain a pigment that
captures the energy in light
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Chlorophyll is most common pigment of
chloroplasts
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A pigment is a molecule that absorbs light energy
and transfers it to electrons
There are several types of chlorophyl
There are also many accessory pigments
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The Chloroplast
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Similar in structure to a mitochondria
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Inner membrane is folded into sacs known as
thylakoids
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Chlorophyll is contained thylakoid sacs
A stack of thylakoid is called a granum (pl.
grana)
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Outer and inner membrane
Grana are suspended in a fluid-filled space called the
stroma
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Figure 7_05
Figure 7_02
Fig. 8.1-2
The Relationship between Photosynthesis
and Cellular Respiration
• Photoautotrophs
• Chloroplasts
• grana and
thylakoids
• ETC
• NADP+ reduced to
NADPH
• ATP synthase, ATP
production
• Calvin Cycle
Heterotrophs
•Mitochondria
-mitochondrial membrane,
cisternae
•Krebs Cycle
-Carbohydrates
to CO2
oxidized
•ETC
-NAD+ reduced to NADH
-ATP synthase, ATP
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production
Overview of Photosynthesis
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Three events of photosynthesis
1. Light-capturing events
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The pigment chlorophyll absorbs certain wavelengths of
light to excite electrons
2. Light-dependent reactions
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Excited electrons enter an ETC to make ATP and
NADPH.
 NADPH has a the same function and similar structure
to NADH - NADP+ is reduced to NADPH
3. Light-independent reactions
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ATP and NADPH from the light reactions are used to
reduce carbon dioxide to make glucose.
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Light
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Energy travels as waves through a medium
Different types of energy have different
wavelengths
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The spectrum of visible light energy ranges
from 350 - 790 nm
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Microwaves, radio waves, x rays, gamma rays, visible light
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Different wavelengths in the visible spectrum are seen by our
eyes as different colors
ROY G BI(V)
White light is a combination of all the different wavelengths of
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Figure 7_04
Light
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When light strikes any object some light is
absorbed by pigments, the rest of the light is
reflected off of the object
Pigments are molecules that absorb light:
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Each Pigment only absorbs certain wavelengths of
light
The wavelengths that are not absorb are reflected
Our eyes see objects by receiving the reflected
light
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We only see the unabsorbed light
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Text art 7_01
What color is
the tomato?
The tomato is
really every color
except for red
Light
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Light is measured in photons
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The energy in a photon is related to its
wavelength
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a photon is the unit of light
shorter wavelength = higher energy
longer wavelength = lower energy
When a photon hits a pigment molecule,
electrons are excited
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the electrons jump up to a higher energy level
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1. Light-Capturing Events
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In photosynthesis, the wavelengths that are
absorbed by pigments can be used for
energy
Chlorophyll is the main photosynthetic
pigment
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Two forms; a and b
Absorb light in the blue and red portions of the
spectrum
Reflect green wavelengths
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Other Types of Pigments
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Accessory pigments
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carotenoids
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Absorb blue and green wavelengths
Reflect orange and yellow
Also found in leaves but usually masked by
chlorophyll
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Used in addition to chlorophyll to absorb more of
the spectrum
In the autumn, when chlorophyll disintegrates,
accessory pigments show through (fall colors).
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Other Types of Pigments
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Chlorophyll + accessory pigments
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Organized into photosystems that harvest the
energy from many wavelengths of light
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1. Light-Capturing Events
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The light-capturing events take place in Photosystems
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cell structures in the thylakoid membranes
Photosystems are composed of:
A.Antenna Complexes
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networks of chlorophyll and accessory pigments
B.Reaction Center
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composed of specialized chlorophyll molecule that
passes its excited electrons to an electron acceptor.
There are
two photosystems, I and II.
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A. Antenna Complexes
Networks of chlorophyll and accessory
pigments
 Able to capture many available
wavelengths of light
 Passes excited electrons on to the
Reaction Center
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B. Reaction Center
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Specialized chlorophyll molecule collects
energy from the antenna complex
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Energy excites electrons, excited electrons
passed to an electron acceptor
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PS II passes electrons to the electron transport chain
to make ATP
PS I passes electrons to NADP+ to make NADPH’s
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Two Photosystems:
The Z Scheme
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Photosystem II (PSII)
Aka P680
Occurs first in the light-dependent reactions
Donates its excited electrons to an electron
transport chain
Splits water to replace the electrons it
donated
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2H2O
O2 + 4H+ + 4e-’s
O2 is released
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Photosystems: The Z Scheme
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Aka P700
Occurs second in the light-dependent reactions
Donates its excited electrons to reduce NADP+
to NADPH: NADP+ + eNADPH
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Photosystem I (PSI)
NADPH released into the stroma to be used later in
the light-independent reactions
Accepts electrons from the electron transport
chain between PSII and PSI to replace the
electrons it donated
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2. Light-dependent Reactions:
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The Electron Transport Chain
Occurs between PSII and PSI
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Electrons are passed through an electron
transport chain (ETC)
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The energy is used to pump protons from the stroma
into the thylakoid space
Creates a proton concentration gradient
Protons diffuse through ATP synthase
ATP synthase makes ATP that is released into the
stroma
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Figure 7_07
2. Light-Dependent Reactions:
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The excited electrons from chlorophyll are
passed through an electron transport chain
to produce ATP
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Water is the source of electrons
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water is oxidized to produce oxygen in PSII
Electrons are carried by NADPH from PSI
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Similar process as cellular respiration
to be used in light-independent reactions
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Figure 7_07
3. Light-Independent Reactions
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The Calvin Cycle
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incorporates CO2 into organic molecules
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occurs in the stroma
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uses ATP from light-dependent reactions
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biochemical pathway that allows for carbon
fixation
NADPH from light-dependent reaction
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3. Light-Independent Reactions
To build carbohydrates, cells need:
1. Carbon and oxygen atoms: from CO2
2. Hydrogen atoms: provided by NADPH from photosystem I
3. Energy: provided by ATP from ETC of light-dependent reactions
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Carbon Fixation and Sugar
Formation
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Reactants
1.CO2
- from the atmosphere
2.ATP and NADPH
- from the light-independent reactions
3.Ribulose
- a 5-carbon sugar
- recycled throughout the cycle
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3. Light-Independent Reactions
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CO2 is captured from the atmosphere
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RuBisCO is an enzyme in the stroma that
captures CO2
CO2 enters and O2 leaves the leaf through
the stoma
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3. Light-independent Reactions
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CO2 + Ribulose (5-C’s)
Carbon Fixation
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6-C intermediate
Sugar Formation: Reduced by NADPH
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2 Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphates (G-3-P)
G-3-P is used to make sugars, proteins or fats
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Figure 7_06
1. Carbon Fixation
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Carbon from the atmosphere is “fixed” into
carbohydrates
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CO2 is combined with ribulose, accomplished with
an enzyme (RuBisCO)
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Forms a 6-carbon intermediate molecule
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Immediately broken down into two 3-carbon
molecules: 2 PGA’s
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CO2 + Ribulose
2PGA
1 carbon
3 carbons each
5 carbons
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2. Sugar Formation
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PGA molecules are phosphorylated by ATP and
reduced by NADPH
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PGA
ATP, NADPH
G-3-P
Final product: 2 Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphates (G-3P) are formed
G-3-P can be used to make glucose, fructose, starches,
cellulose, etc.
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3. Regeneration of Ribulose
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Recall: 2 Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphates (G-3-P)’s are
made during the Carbon Fixation and Sugar Formation
Steps
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One G-3-P is transported from the chloroplast and used
to make glucose, fructose, starches, cellulose, etc.
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The other G-3-P is returned to the Calvin cycle and
used to make another Ribulose
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G-3-P
Regeneration Steps of Calvin Cycle
Ribulose
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The Calvin Cycle
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Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate:
The Product of Photosynthesis
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Glyceraldehyde-3phosphate can be used for
many things:
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Used to make glucose
Used to recycle ribulose for
the Calvin cycle
Used to make the sugars
needed to build ATP, DNA
and RNA
Can be converted into
lipids
Can be converted into
amino acids to make
proteins
Can beCopyright
broken
down in
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glycolysis
Other Aspects of Plant
Metabolism
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Plant cells use the organic G-3-P molecules
produced in photosynthesis:
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Production of fats, proteins and other
carbohydrates
Production of toxins for their protection
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Production of vitamins
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Many of these are useful medicines.
Some can be used as natural insecticides.
Molecules that we cannot make, but that we need
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The Relationship between Photosynthesis
and Cellular Respiration
• Photoautotrophs
• Chloroplasts
• grana and
thylakoids
• ETC
• NADP+ reduced to
NADPH
• ATP synthase, ATP
production
• Calvin Cycle
Heterotrophs
•Mitochondria
-mitochondrial membrane,
cisternae
•Krebs Cycle
-Carbohydrates
to CO2
oxidized
•ETC
-NAD+ reduced to NADH
-ATP synthase, ATP
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production
Interrelationships Between
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
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Autotrophs use the energy in light to make food
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Autuotrophs use the food they make in cellular respiration
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Heterotrophs eat the autotrophs
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Use the food from the autotrophs to fuel cellular respiration
Use the excess oxygen given off by autotrophs for cellular respiration
The circle of life:
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Plants use the carbohydrates they produce for cellular respiration
Plants use the oxygen they produce for cellular respiration
Animals get sugar, oxygen, amino acids, fats and vitamins from plants
Plants get carbon dioxide, water and nitrogen from animals
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The Relationship between Photosynthesis
and Cellular Respiration
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All
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Organisms Respire
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