1. Photosynthesis occurs in the Chloroplast, which contain a chlorophyll whereas Cellular Respiration takes place in the double-membrane organelle called the mitochondrion.
2. PHOTOSYNTHESIS:
<em>6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2.</em>
The reactants, six carbon dioxide molecules and six water molecules, are converted by light energy captured by chlorophyll into a sugar molecule and six oxygen molecules, the products.
CELLULAR RESPIRATION :
<em>C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O.</em>
<em>T</em><em>he equation for cellular respiration is the direct opposite of </em><em>photosynthesis</em><em>.</em><em> </em>
<em>3.</em><em> </em>Cellular respiration and photosynthesis are important parts of the carbon cycle. The carbon cycle is the pathways through which carbon is recycled in the biosphere. While cellular respiration releases carbon dioxide into the environment, photosynthesis pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
