What is the difference between the respiratory system and photosynthesis?
2006-09-05 12:22:41 · 5 answers · asked by FemiKuti 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The respiratory system is an organ system which is used for gas exchange. Among four-legged animals, the respiratory system generally includes tubes, such as the bronchi, used to carry air to the lungs, where gas exchange takes place. A diaphragm pulls air in and pushes it out. Respiratory systems of various types are found in a wide variety of organisms. Even trees have respiratory systems.
Plant respiration is limited by the process of diffusion. As well as using photosynthesis, plants take in oxygen (although very little of it) through their stomata (pl. stoma), holes on the undersides of their leaves. However, even a baobab tree is mostly dead because air can penetrate only skin deep. However, most plants are not involved in highly metabolic activities like hunting, i.e. they do not need the energy necessary for predators, and thus their breathing is limited.
Photosynthesis (photo=light, synthesis=putting together), generally, is the synthesis of sugar from light, carbon dioxide and water, with oxygen as a by-product. It is arguably the most important biochemical pathway known; nearly all life depends on it. It is an extremely complex process, comprised of many coordinated biochemical reactions. It occurs in higher plants, algae, some bacteria, and some protists, organisms collectively referred to as photoautotrophs. This article summarizes some of the major aspects of the process and provides links to more detailed articles explaining the numerous technical details, and implications, involved.
2006-09-05 12:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by shepardj2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
photosynthesis is process by which a green plant uses sunlight to build up carbohydrate reserves and respiratory system is beathing...cant find deatils on respiatory syset, sorry....worth 10 points????
2006-09-05 19:26:31 · answer #2 · answered by dsfgfd 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Depends on what grade answer you are looking for:
The big generic answer:
Photosynthesis takes in CO2 and gives off O2
Respiration Takes in O2 and gives off CO2
2006-09-05 19:28:43 · answer #3 · answered by Crystal Violet 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its the sistem used by us mammals were oxigen is changed into hydrogen in the second one hydrogen, sugar (glucose), solar light is used to make food and change hydrogen into oxigen glad i could help
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2006-09-05 19:29:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋