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compare and contrast
photosynthesis and cellular
respiration are necessary to
maintain earth as a living, healthy
planet. how do these two
processes work in tandem?

The process of photosynthesis and cellular respiration are essential as they provide the organism with energy which is required to carry out functions of a cell. Both these processes share differences and similarities in their own unique ways.

The process of photosynthesis is  opposite to the process of cellular respiration. This means that the reactants of one reaction are the products of the other reaction and vice versa.

Photosynthesis can be described as a process in which plants make sugar and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water by using light energy from the sun.

Cellular respiration can be described as a process in which carbon dioxide and water are made from oxygen and glucose. Energy in the form of ATP is released during this process.

Both these process are necessary for the survival of organisms on Earth. Without photosynthesis, there would not be enough oxygen for humans to respire and the plants would not be able to make food.

Without respiration, the cells of an organisms body wouldn't get the energy to carry out it tasks.

step 1 ammonium can be absorbed by plants, but some is converted into nitrates which are better for plants to absorb. this is called nitrification. 2. step 2 the deer eats the plants and uses the nitrogen-containing proteins for cell growth. 3. step 3 bacteria in the soil conduct nitrogen fixation to convert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into ammonium. 4. step 4 some of the nitrates are absorbed back into plants, but denitrification breaks down the nitrates into nitrogen gas released back into the atmosphere. 5. step 5 nitrogen is found in the urine, which gets broken down into ammonium through the process of ammonification. 6. step 6 plants absorb the ammonium and begin assimilation, the process to add the nitrogen to protein.