Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Relationship Between

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between photosynthesis and respiration?

• A) Respiration runs the biochemical pathways of photosynthesis in reverse.
• B) Photosynthesis stores energy in complex organic molecules; respiration releases energy from complex organic molecules
• C) Photosynthesis occurs only in plants; respiration occurs only in animals.
• D) ATP molecules are produced in photosynthesis but not in aerobic respiration.
• E) Photosynthesis is catabolic; respiration is anabolic.

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Definitions:

ATP

ATP, or adenosine triphosphate, serves as the primary energy carrier molecule in cellular metabolic activities.

Calvin Cycle

Cyclic series of reactions in the chloroplast stroma in photosynthesis; fixes carbon dioxide and produces carbohydrate. See C3 Plant.

Ribulose Bisphosphate

A five-carbon sugar to which atmospheric carbon dioxide is bound during the first major step of carbon fixation in photosynthesis.

PGA Molecules

Short for phosphoglyceric acid, involved in the biochemical process of photosynthesis and glycolysis.