Given in the box is the comparison of photosynthesis and respiration PhotosynthesisRespirationRawmaterialsWaterandCO2GlucoseandoxygenProductsGlucoseandoxygenWaterandCO2PurposeStoreenergyReleaseenergy
A
One is used only by plants and the other is used only by animals
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B
Both give off oxygen to be used by animals
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C
The products of one are used as the raw materials of the other
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D
Both of them have the same purpose
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Solution
The correct option is C The products of one are used as the raw materials of the other Water and CO2 are the raw materials for photosynthesis while they are products of respiration. Apart from that, plants also respire in absence of sunlight, respiration doesn’t give off O2. Also purpose of photosynthesis is to store energy while that of respiration is to release energy.