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Which of the following tests would be the best for determiningif a cell were carrying on photosynthesis? a. Does the cell contain water? b. Does the cell produce carbon dioxide? c. Does the cell release oxygen? d. Does the cell require oxygen to stay alive? Would the answer be c. the cell releases oxygen?? I was tryingto use equations for photosynthesis and aerobic respiration tocompare and find an answer. I know that all cells need oxygen tostay alive so it wouldn't be a good way to determine if it wasundergoing photosynthesis. For photosynthesis I have waterlisted in the reactant side and for aerobic respiration water islisted as a product. I have that aerobic respiration, notphotosynthesis produces carbon dioxide. Any help will be ratedwell. Which of the following tests would be the best for determiningif a cell were carrying on photosynthesis? a. Does the cell contain water? b. Does the cell produce carbon dioxide? c. Does the cell release oxygen? d. Does the cell require oxygen to stay alive? Would the answer be c. the cell releases oxygen?? I was tryingto use equations for photosynthesis and aerobic respiration tocompare and find an answer. I know that all cells need oxygen tostay alive so it wouldn't be a good way to determine if it wasundergoing photosynthesis. For photosynthesis I have waterlisted in the reactant side and for aerobic respiration water islisted as a product. I have that aerobic respiration, notphotosynthesis produces carbon dioxide. Any help will be ratedwell.

Explanation / Answer

Yes the answer would be c) the cell releasesoxygen. While the other stated options are properties which all cells showin general , release of oxygen is an ability unique tophotosynthetic cells. As you can see in the general equation forphotosynthesis 6CO2 +12H20 --> C6H12O6 +6O2 +6H20 Hope this helps

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