Question #4e4c2
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Sep 20, 2015
Cellular respiration and photosynthesis have different purposes, despite both of them being related to the plants' nourishment.
Explanation:
It is a very common mistake to missunderstand why plants have to perform cellular respiration when they can perform photosynthesis. The solution is simple: photosynthesis is the biochemical process in which the plant converts raw materials into carbohydrates using sunlight as a catalyst. Cellular respiration is the biochemical process in which an organism breaks down a "fuel" molecule (such as carbohydrates) in order to generate chemical energy used in other cellular processes. In short, photosynthesis is how the plants "feed", while the respiration is how they "digest" their food.
