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Carbohydrates are broken down in order to form molecules of ATP, the "energy currency" of the cell, and which contains energy in a form that cells can use to do work.

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What is true of the role of carbohydrates in photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

Carbohydrates are made in photosynthesis. it is burning in the cellular respiration.


What is the process by which cells produce energy from carbohydrates?

cellular respiration


Where does cellular respiration get glucose?

Food... carbohydrates are converted into glucose.


What is the source of glucose molecules that are involved in cellular respiration in animals?

Glucose molecules involved in cellular respiration in animals are sourced from the breakdown of carbohydrates in the diet, specifically sugars and starches. Through digestion and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract, these carbohydrates are broken down into glucose, which is then transported to cells via the bloodstream to be used for energy production through cellular respiration.


What is light energy and what does it do for cellular respiration?

Light energy does not affect respiration, but it is needed for photosynthesis, which in plants creates the chemical compounds (carbohydrates) that are oxidized in cellular respiration.


Do plants go through cellular respiration?

After a plant has completed photosynthesis, it has sugars and carbohydrates. Cellular respiration is the process of breaking down these sugars (glucose) and carbohydrates into chemical energy for the plant. Basically, photosynthesis is the process of getting the food, and cellular respiration is the actual eating of the food.


How many ATP do you get after cellular respiration?

ATP is used for cellular respiration. It is not a product of cellular respiration.


When an animal eats a plant's carbohydrates it performs what releases the carbon back into the atmosphere?

When an animal eats a plant's carbohydrates, it undergoes cellular respiration to break down the carbohydrates for energy, releasing carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere as a byproduct.


Is starch used in cellular respiration?

can be changed into glucose and used in cellular respiration.


What is the purpose of cellular respiration in a cell?

The purpose of cellular respiration in an eukaryotic cell is to break down carbohydrates and to give the cell energy in the form of ATP. Cellular respiration in the eukaryotic cell takes place in the mitochondria.


What is the opposite process of photosynthesis?

The opposite is cellular respiration, more specifically aerobic respiration. This process uses oxidation to release the energy stored in carbohydrates.


What does energy have to do with cellular respiration?

ATP is produced through the process of cellular respiration.