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The plant has a waxy coating on its leaves.
The plant has a waxy coating on its leaves.
There are stomata on the undersides of the plant’s leaves.
There are stomata on the undersides of the plant’s leaves.
There are no chloroplasts in the plant’s cells.
There are no chloroplasts in the plant’s cells.
The plant has no mitochondria in its cytoplasm.
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The evidence that might have led the scientist to conclude that the plant does not photosynthesize is:
There are no chloroplasts in the plant’s cells.
Chloroplasts are the organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants, so their absence would indicate that the plant cannot perform this process.
The key difference between photosynthesis and cellular respiration is:
The process involves light.
Photosynthesis requires light energy (typically from the sun) to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen, while cellular respiration does not involve light and instead uses glucose and oxygen to produce energy in the form of ATP, along with carbon dioxide and water as byproducts.
Water would be listed as a product for:
cellular respiration.
During cellular respiration, glucose and oxygen are converted into carbon dioxide and water, along with ATP (energy). In contrast, water is a reactant in photosynthesis, where it is used along with carbon dioxide and light to produce glucose and oxygen.
