Photosynthesis and

Cellular Respiration

Two ways to get food

troph

= food

Autotrophs

Auto = self
Autotrophs make their own food

Heterotrophs

Hetero = different
Heterotrophs get their food from something else (they
have to eat it)

Two ways to get food

Autotrophs

Plants

Heterotrophs

Animals

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis
Converts

the suns energy into

chemical energy stored in
sugar
Takes place in specialized
structures inside plant cells
called chloroplasts

Chlorophyll is the pigment that

absorbs sunlight.

Photosynthesis Reaction
6CO2 +

6 H2O + light
energy C6H12O6 + 6O2

The food plants make is called glucose (sugar)

Photosynthesis
2

different
reactions

Light Reactions
Capture

light energy
for photosynthesis

Calvin Cycle
Produces

sugar

glucose

Cellular Respiration
Cells

Breathing

Cellular Respiration
Happens
Overall

in both plant and animal cells

Reaction:

C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O

Cellular Respiration Overview

Depends
Aero

on whether or not there is oxygen

= oxygen
Aerobic Respiration makes energy
Anaerobic Respiration Fermentation (makes
alcohol)

Step 1: Glycolysis
The

energy that cells make and use is called ATP

Adenosine triphosphate

Glycolysis

makes 2 molecules of ATP (energy)

Glycolysis happens in the cytoplasm of the cell

Step 2: Check for Oxygen

If

oxygen is present, the cell can make more ATP

If no oxygen is present, the cell has to recycle
the pieces from glycolysis and makes alcohol.

Step 3 with oxygen:

Cellular Respiration
Oxygen

required=aerobic
2 more sets of reactions which occur the cells
mitochondria

1. Krebs Cycle makes 2 ATP

Also

called the Citric Acid Cycle

2. Electron Transport Chain makes 32-34 ATP

Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle)

Step 3 without oxygen:

Fermentation
The

cell must recycle the materials from

glycolysis.
This recycling process is called fermentation.
The product of fermentation is alcohol.

Energy Tally
36

ATP for aerobic vs. 2 ATP for anaerobic

Glycolysis

2 ATP

Krebs

2 ATP

Electron Transport

32 ATP
36 ATP

Anaerobic

organisms cant be too energetic but

are important for global recycling of carbon