Cell Processes PDF
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This document provides notes on cellular respiration and photosynthesis. The information focuses on the processes of how cells convert food and energy. It includes details about the role of mitochondria and chloroplasts in these processes.
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# Cell processes ## Cellular Respiration - The process by which food, in the form of sugar (glucose), is transformed into energy within cells. - All cellular activities such as growth, repair and reproduction needs energy. - The mitochondria provides energy for the cell by transforming oxygen and...
# Cell processes ## Cellular Respiration - The process by which food, in the form of sugar (glucose), is transformed into energy within cells. - All cellular activities such as growth, repair and reproduction needs energy. - The mitochondria provides energy for the cell by transforming oxygen and sugar into carbon dioxide and water. - This process is called Cellular Respiration and occurs in both animal and plant cells. ## Photosynthesis - Chloroplasts produce the sugar needed by the mitochondria in a process called photosynthesis. - The chlorophyll in chloroplasts captures the sun's energy so the chloroplast can convert CO2 and water into sugar and oxygen.
