Photosynthesis is carried out by plants, alga, and blue green bacteria. It takes the energy from the sun and puts it into the bonds of sugar molecules. Photosynthesis only stores energy in food (glucose), we use respiration to get the energy out of food.
Respiration: Process that takes energy from sugar molecules and places it in molecules of ATP
Aerobic Respiration requires oxygen, and yeilds more ATP for a molecule of sugar than anaerobic (no oxygen) respiration.
Photosynthesis and Aeorbic Respiration are opposite reactions. They are also important in cycling oxygen, carbon, hydrogem and water through the environment.
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