We all need energy to function. We get this energy from the foods we eat.
The most efficient way for cells to harvest energy stored in food is through cellular respiration. Cellular respiration is a metabolic process that captures the chemical energy from foods in the form of ATP.
Cellular respiration occurs in the mitochondria and consists of three stages. These stages are glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and electron transport.
Photosynthesis is the process of converting light energy to chemical energy and storing it in the bonds of sugar. This process occurs in plants and some algae (Kingdom Protista). Plants need only light energy, CO2, and H2O to make sugar. The process of photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplast, specifically using chlorophyll, the green pigment involved in photosynthesis.
The most efficient way for cells to harvest energy stored in food is through cellular respiration. Cellular respiration is a metabolic process that captures the chemical energy from foods in the form of ATP.
Cellular respiration occurs in the mitochondria and consists of three stages. These stages are glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and electron transport.
Photosynthesis is the process of converting light energy to chemical energy and storing it in the bonds of sugar. This process occurs in plants and some algae (Kingdom Protista). Plants need only light energy, CO2, and H2O to make sugar. The process of photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplast, specifically using chlorophyll, the green pigment involved in photosynthesis.