Question

Respiration can be thought of as the reverse chemical reaction to photosynthesis.


True

False

Answer 1

True. if you observe the chemical equations for both photosynthesis and cellular respiration you can see that they are inversed.

Cellular respiration:
\[6O _{2}+C _{6}H _{12}O _{6} \rightarrow 6CO _{2}+6H _{2}O \]
Photosynthesis:
\[6CO _{2}+6H _{2}O \rightarrow 6O _{2}+C _{6}H _{12}O _{6}\]

Answer 2

yes. The overall reactions are reverse of each other.
However if you study biochemistry, you'll realise it is not completely the reverse. There are different subcellular compartments and enzymes involved in the step by step chemical procedure.