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Study Skill: A Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer

Directions: What do we want to learn today? Lets master these concepts!
1. In the boxes at the top, list the topics and/or concepts that you want to compare and contrast.
2. Begin by contrasting the concepts. For each statement you list under one topic, you must have a contrasting
statement in the corresponding box under the second topic.
3. In the last box, make a list of the similarities between these two subjects.

I am comparing and contrasting:




What are the differences between these two concepts?




















What are the similarities between these two concepts?
1. Both involve the transformation of energy from one form to another form.
2. Both occur in organelles that have double-membranes and contain their own ribosomes and DNA.
3. Both convert energy into forms that the cell can use.
4. Both produce ATP using ATP synthases.
5. Both involve the exchange of gases.
6. Both involve the movement of electrons through electron transport chains.

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1. Reactants are carbon dioxide and
water.
2. Products are glucose and oxygen.
3. Water molecules are split.
4. Occurs in chloroplasts.
5. Carried out by all green plants and other
organisms that contain chlorophyll.
6. Main function is to produce food.
7. Occurs in two stages: the light dependent
reaction and the light independent
reaction.
8. Final electron acceptor is NADP.
9. Requires sunlight.
10. Is an anabolic reaction.
1. Reactants are glucose and oxygen.
2. Products are carbon dioxide and water.
3. Water molecules are produced.
4. Occurs in mitochondria.
5. Carried out by all living organisms.

6. Main function is to break down food.
7. Occurs in four stages: Glycolysis, the
oxidation of pyruvic acid, Krebs cycle, and
the electron transport chain.
8. Final electron acceptor is oxygen.
9. Does not require sunlight.
10. Is a catabolic reaction.
Photosynthesis to Cellular Respiration