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 produces glucose and oxygen that the cell uses for cellular respiration.
Photosynthesis produces glucose and oxygen that the cell uses for cellular respiration.

Photosynthesis transfers solar energy to cellular respiration for glucose production.

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The correct response is:

Photosynthesis produces glucose and oxygen that the cell uses for cellular respiration.

In summary, photosynthesis converts solar energy into chemical energy stored in glucose, while cellular respiration uses that glucose (along with oxygen) to produce ATP, which is the energy currency of the cell. Therefore, these two processes are interconnected, with the outputs of photosynthesis serving as the inputs for cellular respiration.