In cellular respiration, the reactants are oxygen and glucose. When an organism breathes, oxygen enters into its body. When an organism eats and consumes, glucose enters the body. The output of cellular respiration is carbon dioxide and water. During the process, carbon dioxide is being taken from the mitochondria out of the cell …show more content…
The transit of hydrogen ions creates a higher absorption of hydrogen ions in the intermembrane space than in the origin which can be used to drive ATP synthase and make ATP (ATP is a high energy molecule).
When handling waste products, the electron transport chain protein pumps combine with oxygen to produce water molecules. When accepted, the oxygen frees NAD+ and FAD so that they could play their roles in the Krebs Cycle. Without the use of oxygen, the energy carrier molecules would not be able to carry out their part and the processes of aerobic respiration.
Plants, algae, and certain bacteria use the process of photosynthesis to capture and harness the energy from the sunlight and turn it into chemical energy. When looking into the photosynthetic processes, there are two different types: oxygenic photosynthesis and anoxygenic photosynthesis. During oxygenic photosynthesis, the light energy transforms the electrons from water and turns it into carbon dioxide, which then produces carbohydrates. In the end, oxygen is also produced along with the carbohydrates. In the process of anoxygenic photosynthesis, it uses the electrons donors besides water. This mostly occurs in bacteria such as green sulfur bacteria and purple