What is the difference between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

Photosynthesis takes place in chloroplasts and stores energy in glucose. Cellular respiration takes place in mitochondria and releases that stored energy. What goes into one comes out of the other.

Do plants do cellular respiration?

Yes. Plants carry out both processes, since their cells also need to release energy from glucose. Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration says this directly and has students chart which organisms carry out each process.

6th Grade Photosynthesis and Respiration Worksheets

Ages 11-12 · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make food from carbon dioxide, water and light energy, and cellular respiration releases the energy stored in that food. These two 6th grade worksheets, each with an answer key, teach both. Photosynthesis has students label a plant diagram and complete the word equation, and Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration shows how the two processes form a cycle linking plants and animals. The sheets practice MS-LS1-6 and MS-LS1-7.

6th Grade Science Living Things Photosynthesis and respiration Clear All

Photosynthesis

Grade6th Grade

TopicLiving Things

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Grade6th Grade

TopicLiving Things

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Frequently Asked Questions

On the Photosynthesis sheet the word equation is carbon dioxide plus water plus light energy makes glucose plus oxygen. The process takes place in chloroplasts, found mostly in leaves.

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