In one or two sentences explain how the chemical equation for cellular respiration shows that plant cycle matter. include the numbers of molecules and atoms involve to support your explanation.
The chemical equation for cellular respiration in plants, C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP, demonstrates how plants cycle matter by taking in carbon dioxide (6CO2) from the atmosphere, converting it into glucose (C6H12O6) through photosynthesis, and then breaking down the glucose to release carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere during respiration. This process involves 6 molecules of oxygen (6O2) and 12 atoms of carbon (6C in glucose and 6C in carbon dioxide) and 18 atoms of hydrogen (12H in glucose and 6H in water).
