Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis Review Questions
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1. What is the goal of cellular respiration?
2. What type of organisms undergo cellular respiration?
3. In eukaryotic cells, what organelle is the main site of cellular respiration, often called the powerhouse of the cell
because it is the site of energy production?
4. Write the equation for cellular respiration
5. What are the reactants required for cellular respiration to occur?
6. What are the products (what is produced or made) of cellular respiration?
7. How does oxygen and carbon dioxide transport across the semipermeable cell membrane?
8. How does glucose transport across the semipermeable membrane?
9. What is the signal molecule required so that glucose can enter the cell?
10. Where is this molecule produced in the human body?
11. What is the disease that results from the inability to produce insulin?
Photosynthesis
1. What is the goal of photosynthesis?
2. What types of organisms undergo photosynthesis?
3. Are these autotrophic or heterotrophic organisms?
4. What organelle in autotrophs are the main site of photosynthesis?
5. What is the equation for photosynthesis?
6. What are the reactants for photosynthesis?
7. What are the products (what is made or produced) for photosynthesis?
8. What do you notice about the equation for photosynthesis and cellular respiration when compared?