AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Raw materials required for photosynthesis are carbon dioxide and water. Oxygen is produced as a waste product.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carbon dioxide is a waste product of aerobic respiration in plant cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -The waste product of photosynthesis is oxygen gas, O2. This benefits plants, as they use carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and oxygen to create glucose.

Detailed explanation-4: -Because plants don’t use oxygen, they release it as a waste product through the same pores they used to take in carbon dioxide. This is very helpful for humans and other animals who breathe the oxygen that plants release into the atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-5: -Within the plant cell, the water is oxidized, meaning it loses electrons, while the carbon dioxide is reduced, meaning it gains electrons. This transforms the water into oxygen and the carbon dioxide into glucose. The plant then releases the oxygen back into the air, and stores energy within the glucose molecules.