OK , differentiate between : photosynthesis and respiration
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photosynthesis releases glucose as big product and respiration releases oxygen
There are many differences between respiration and photosynthesis. The principal difference, however, between photosynthesis and respiration is that photosynthesis utilizes carbon dioxide and water in the presence of light to produce glucose and oxygen, whereas respiration uses oxygen and glucose to power the activities of the cell. Respiration then releases carbon dioxide and water as a byproduct.
For elementary-school students, it is important to know that photosynthesis is how green plant cells trap sunlight to make sugar, and respiration is how all plant cells (and most other cells) break sugar down to release and use that stored energy.
The biggest difference between photosynthesis and respiration is that photosynthesis only occurs in plants and some bacteria while respiration occurs in all living organisms. They do share one big similarity and that is that the process of photosynthesis is actually the same process only it is completed in reverse.