A Basic Understanding of Chemistry

Kelly D.
Oct. 31, 2014
Period 1

Topic: Why is a basic understanding of chemistry necessary to understand photosynthesis and cellular respiration (Explain 3 chemistry concepts)?

         A basic understanding of chemistry is necessary to understand photosynthesis and cellular respiration because of the following reasons. First, many chemical reactions, molecules, cells, atoms, and more are involved in photosynthesis and cellular respiration. All these objects and reactions are a part of chemistry. Thus, clearly, it would be  logical to understand chemistry before learning photosynthesis and cellular respiration. In addition, chemistry is the study of change of matters in composition, structure, and properties. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration can only occur if chemistry exists. Without it, there wouldn't be all the processes that occur in our world daily. Thirdly, chemistry studies the transformation of cells and molecules. In photosynthesis and cellular respiration, it is a process where energy is taken from sunlight and transformed into food for plants. To grasp the concept of photosynthesis and cellular respiration, we must understand chemistry first.
An important chemistry concept is the arrangement of atoms. In cellular respiration, each atom is arranged and organized in a specific manner for the process to occur correctly. Another important chemistry concept is oxidation and reduction because the gain and loss of electrons between cells is vital to understanding these two processes. In photosynthesis, an oxidation of food molecules occurs which demonstrates an important concept of chemistry. Therefore, we must have a basic understanding of chemistry to understand photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

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