Discover Biology (Sixth Core Edition)
Discover Biology (Sixth Core Edition)
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Author: Anu Singh-Cundy, Gary Shin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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To explain: Whether the Calvin cycle can be sustained in a plant that is kept in total darkness for several days.

Concept introduction: CBB (Calvin-Benson-Bassham) cycle or Calvin’s cycle is a series of reactions which take place in the stroma of the chloroplast. Calvin’s cycle is a light independent reaction also known as dark reaction. In a Calvin cycle, carbon from carbon dioxide is fixed to build sugars. Calvin cycle mainly involves the following three steps: Carbon fixation, Reduction and Regeneration.

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