Photosynthesis and cellular respiration occur within a plant cell. How are the energy transformations in these two processes related?

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Cellular respiration occurs only during daylight and stores energy to allow photosynthesis to occur at night.
Cellular respiration occurs only during daylight and stores energy to allow photosynthesis to occur at night.

Cellular respiration traps solar energy for use in photosynthesis.
Cellular respiration traps solar energy for use in photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis transfers solar energy to cellular respiration for glucose production.
Photosynthesis transfers solar energy to cellular respiration for glucose production.

Photosynthesis produces glucose that the cell uses for cellular respiration.

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The correct response is:

Photosynthesis produces glucose that the cell uses for cellular respiration.

In plants, photosynthesis converts solar energy into chemical energy stored in glucose, while cellular respiration breaks down glucose to release that stored energy in the form of ATP, which the cell can use for various biological processes. Thus, these two processes are interconnected, with photosynthesis providing the glucose needed for cellular respiration.