How are aerobic respiration and photosynthesis are related?

Answer 1

They can be thought of as the 'reverse' of each other (though their repective biochemical pathways are in no ways similar) and are the two halves of the carbon cycle. Respiration: Glucose + Oxygen -> Carbon dioxide + Water Photosynthesis: Carbon dioxide + Water -> Glucose +Oxygen

Answer 2

Aerobic respiration:

C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O

glucose + oxygen produce carbon dioxide and water

Photosynthesis:

6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2

carbon dioxide and water produce glucose and oxygen

The reactants of aerobic respiration are the products of photosynthesis. Organisms that undergo aerobic respiration need the products of photosynthesis to survive (this includes the plants and other photosynthesizing organisms themselves). Plants and other photosynthesizing organisms need the products of aerobic respiration in order to survive.

Answer 3

In the overall reactions for both, the reactants of aerobic respiration are the products of photosynthesis, and the products of aerobic respiration are the reactants of photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis provides the food and oxygen needed by themselves and other organisms for aerobic cellular respiration. Aerobic cellular respiration provides the carbon dioxide and water needed for photosynthesis.

Answer 4

Aerobic respiration and photosynthesis are connected through the exchange of gases, with the products of one process being used as reactants for the other. In photosynthesis, plants use carbon dioxide and water to produce glucose and oxygen. During aerobic respiration, organisms use glucose and oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and energy. This continuous cycle of gas exchange between the two processes helps maintain the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.