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A fellow student is studying the differences between photosynthesis and cellular respiration. The student asks you to explain how cellular respiration uniquely contributes to the carbon cycle. In 3–5 sentences, describe the different ways that both photosynthesis and cellular respiration contribute to the carbon cycle.
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Plants and algae use photosynthesis to take in carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into sugars and plant material, which stores carbon. Cells in plants, animals, and microbes use cellular respiration to break those sugars for energy and release carbon dioxide back into the air. Decomposers also respire as they break down dead things, returning more carbon dioxide. Together, photosynthesis moves carbon into living things and respiration puts it back into the atmosphere, keeping carbon cycling.