AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Photosynthesis converts carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose. Glucose is used as food by the plant and oxygen is a by-product. Cellular respiration converts oxygen and glucose into water and carbon dioxide. Water and carbon dioxide are by-products and ATP is energy that is transformed from the process.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both are similar reactions that occur in a specific manner. In the process of respiration, oxygen and glucose yield water and carbon dioxide, while carbon dioxide and water yield glucose and oxygen during the process of photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-3: -In order to create glucose and oxygen, photosynthesis uses the energy from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide. Oxygen and glucose are used in cellular respiration to create carbon dioxide and water. The equation for photosynthesis is the inverse of the equation for cellular respiration.