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Photosynthesis Review and Cellular Respiration

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Abiotic factors
Things that affect ecosystems that are non-living (like weather patterns or terrain)
Biotic factors
Things that affect ecosystems that are living (number of predators in an area, types of plants in an ecosystem)
Carbon cycle
Process where carbon is recycled through plants (photosynthesis) and animals (cellular respiration)
Source of all energy
The Sun
Energy
What all organisms need to survive; all of it ultimately comes from the Sun
Carbon reservoirs
Large amounts of carbon stored in various places (like in the ocean, soil, or organisms)
Photosynthesis
Process that plants go through to convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into energy (sugar) and oxygen
Photosynthesis equation
6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight = C6H12O6 + 6O2
Law of Conservation of Matter
Law that states "matter cannot be created or destroyed-it can only change its form"
Reactants
In a chemical reaction, these substances are the things that go through the chemical reaction and are changed during the reaction
Products
In a chemical reaction, these substances are things that are formed after the reaction is completed
Chlorophyll
Pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants; gives plants their green color
Photosynthesis reactants
6 carbon dioxide molecules, 6 water molecules, and sunlight (light energy)
Photosynthesis products
Sugar molecule (glucose) and 6 oxygen molecules
Glucose
Sugar molecule that is produced during photosynthesis
Chloroplast
Organelle where photosynthesis takes place
Cellular Respiration
Process where cells use oxygen to convert sugar into usable chemical energy
Mitochondria
Organelle that cellular respiration takes place in
Cellular Respiration reactants
Oxygen and sugar (glucose)
Cellular Respiration products
Water, carbon dioxide, and (releases) chemical energy
Photosynthesis
Process that provides the sugar (glucose) for cellular respiration
Cellular Respiration equation
C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + chemical energy
Who goes through cellular respiration
Plants and animals
Who goes through photosynthesis
Plants only
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