Cellular Metabolism Wordle

Cellular respiration is the process in which stored energy is released. It uses glucose and oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and ATP. There are three main stages in cellular respiration: Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and the Electron Transport Chain. Glycolysis occurs in the cytosol, the Krebs cycle in the mitochondrial matrix, and the electron transport chain in the inner mitochondrial membrane. ATP synthase is the enzyme that makes ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate. The net product from cellular respiration can be up to 38 ATP: 2 ATP from glycolysis, 2 ATP from the Krebs cycle, and 34 ATP from the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation. Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplasts and need sunlight to drive their reactions. Photosynthesis is the process where organisms use energy, carbon dioxide, and water to produce glucose and oxygen, occurring only in the presence of sunlight. In this process, carbon dioxide is taken in and oxygen is released in its place. There are two main stages in photosynthesis: light reactions and the Calvin cycle. In the light reactions, there are three steps, Photosystem II, Chemiosmosis, and Photosystem I. Water, carbon, sunlight, and ATP are all major necessities needed for photosynthesis to occur. C3, C4, and CAM plants also undergo photosynthesis. The energy that enters the chloroplasts as sunlight becomes stored as chemical energy in organic compounds. The sugar made in the chloroplasts supplies the entire plant with chemical energy.Both cellular respiration and photosynthesis need ATP because it drives the cycle’s energy.

Source: Campbell book