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Photosynthesis vs Cellular Respiration

Which process powers life more?

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Who's winning: Photosynthesis or Cellular Respiration?

So far, Photosynthesis has 40% and Cellular Respiration has 60% of 5,382 votes cast — Cellular Respiration is currently ahead.

Photosynthesis lets plants and algae capture sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen. Cellular respiration runs the opposite way, breaking that sugar back down to release the energy every living cell needs.

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🌱 Photosynthesis

Byproduct
Oxygen
Powered by
Sunlight

🔥 Cellular Respiration

Output
ATP
Uses
Oxygen

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Photosynthesis

#45 / 56

1460 ELO

Cellular Respiration

#11 / 56

1540 ELO

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