Based on the illustration, what happens to most of the mass gained by the plant cell through photosynthesis? a) the mass is returned to the soil. b) the reactants of photosynthesis are used as the reactants of respiration. c) the products of photosynthesis are shuttled back into the photosynthesis reaction as reactants. d) the mass produced by the photosynthesis reaction is used by the plant to fuel respiration and is turned into carbon dioxide, water, and energy.

D. The mass produced by the photosynthesis reaction is used by the plant to fuel respiration and is turned into carbon dioxide, water, and energy.

Answer;

D) The mass produced by the photosynthesis reaction is used by the plant to fuel respiration and is turned into carbon dioxide, water, and energy.

Explanation;Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants make their own food, by using energy from the sun, carbon dioxide and water to produce simple sugars. The equation for the reaction is; 6 CO2 + 6 H2O → C6H12O6 + 6 O2During cellular respiration the products of photosynthesis (C6H1206)  and O2 are used together to generate energy in the form of ATP and carbon dioxide, together with water as by products.Thus, it means the products of photosynthesis are the reactants of cellular respiration and the products of cellular respiration are the reactants of photosynthesis.