How does the carbon atom move from photosynthesis to cellular respiration?

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anonymous · Answer

Look at the equation of both photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

anonymous · Answer

?? I don't understand

anonymous · Answer

What is the equation for photosynthesis? What is the equation for cellular respiration? Post them here.

anonymous · Answer

C6H12O6 + O2 → CO2 + H2O + Energy - respiration 
CO2 + H2O + Energy(light) → C6H12O6 + O2 - photosynthesis

anonymous · Answer

So what's produced in photosynthesis that contains carbon which is used in cellular respiration?

anonymous · Answer

That's the question you should be asking next to get the answer.

anonymous · Answer

So what's produced in photosynthesis that contains carbon which is used in cellular respiration?

anonymous · Answer

What do you think?

anonymous · Answer

CO2

anonymous · Answer

Have you looked at the equations? Is CO2 produced in photosynthesis?

anonymous · Answer

no

anonymous · Answer

H2O idk

anonymous · Answer

The equations are above in the post by Solane12.

anonymous · Answer

H2O doesn't contain carbon (C).

anonymous · Answer

Photosynthesis:
6CO2 + 6H2O + -light→ C6H12O6 (GLUCOSE) + 6O2.

Cellular respiration:
C6H12O6 (GLUCOSE) + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O

anonymous · Answer

This is the balanced form of the equation.