Cellular respiration

Humans could survive on just anaerobic cellular respiration, but it would be hard on the body, because we also need the energy produced by plants through photosynthesis to absorb all the things we need to live. We use anaerobic cellular respiration to convert food into ATP for energy to function properly. Warm-blooded animals are more active than cold-blooded animals because they use more energy. Humans for example have an average body temperature of 98.6 degrees and for the body to function properly, it must have enough ATP energy to work. A crocodile on the other hand has an average body temperature of 86-89 degrees, and is categorized as cold-blooded, so it needs less ATP energy to function. Cellular respiration is crucial for life, as well as photosynthesis. Without plants using photosynthesis to convert energy and carbon dioxide to oxygen, we would not be here today, so thank your plants the next time you see one.

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is an amazingly simple yet complicating process. The energy produced by plants could power our planet forever as long as there are the right ingredients. Plants need water (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), glucose, and sunlight to create this energy. This abundant energy is in jeaporday though, the culprit is deforestation. Deforestation is a devastating blow to our ecosystem, because it contains over 60 % of biodiversity. Logging is the main cause for deforestation, but it is also because of farmers, oil exploitation, and urbanization. This is bad news for all life forms dependent on oxygen. We need to start reducing the intake of our resources on our planet before we exhaust all of them into extinction. Not to mention the irreversible climate change due to deforestation and global warming. It's not too late to start taking action and doing things to help save our planet from these problems. Just think of the "3 R's," Recycle, Reduce, and Reuse. Even the slightest adjustment to help the cause can make a huge impact.