During cellular respiration, carbon dioxide is released to the atmosphere during the formation of acetyl coenzyme A<span>. This step involves the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvic acid, the result of which is carbon dioxide. This carbon dioxide is uptaken by plants and used in the process of photosynthesis to produce glucose.</span>
A plant cell contains a large, singular vacuole that is used for storage and maintaining the shape of the cell. In contrast, animal cells have many, smaller vacuoles. Plant cells have a cell wall, as well as a cell membrane. Animal cells simply have a cell membrane, but no cell wall.
More carbon would be released into the air with the burning of more fossil fuels and the environment would not be able to process the extra carbon.<span />
