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Respiration
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O+ energy
Glucose Oxygen yields Carbon Dioxide
Photosynthesis and respiration can be though of as opposite process.
During Respiration, cells break down simple food molecules such as glucose release the energy they contain. This process occurs in the mitochondria of the organisms' cells.