Answer: The balanced chemical equation for photosynthesis is 6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight --> C6H12O6 + 6O2.
The balanced chemical equation for cellular respiration is C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2+ 6H2O + Energy.
Explanation: Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are two opposite reactions. In photosynthesis, plants use carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to produce glucose and oxygen while in cellular respiration, both plants and animals breakdown glucose in the presence of oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water with the release of energy.
Photosynthesis occurs only in plants and some photosynthetic bacteria while cellular respiration occurs in both plants and animals. The energy released from the breakdown of glucose in cellular respiration is used to drive other cellular processes.
Each of the two processes depends on the other for the supply of its reactants. Photosynthesis depends on cellular respiration for the supply of carbon dioxide and water while cellular respiration depends on photosynthesis for the supply of glucose and oxygen.
