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Chapter 7, Problem 8A
RuBP carboxylase is the enzyme that fixes carbon dioxide to RuBP in the Calvin cycle.
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Ch. 7.1 - Describe three major groups of photosynthetic...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 7.2 - Explain how redox reactions are used in...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 7.3 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 7.3 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 7.4 - Describe the three major steps of the Calvin...Ch. 7.4 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 7.5 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 7.5 - 2. Explain why C4 photosynthesis is advantageous...
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- Which part of the Calvin cycle would be affected if a cell could not produce the enzyme RuBIsCO?arrow_forwardWhich of the following substances does not participate in the Calvin-Benson cycle? a. ATP c. NADPH e. PGAL b. O2 d. RuBP f. CO2arrow_forwardThe Calvin-Benson cycle starts with _______. a. the absorption of photon energy b. carbon fixation c. the release of electrons from photosystem II d. NADP+ formationarrow_forward
- The Overall Free Energy Change for Photosynthetic NADP+ Reduction What is the overall free energy change (G) for noncyclic photosynthetic electron transport? 4 (700-nm photons) + 4 (680-nm photons) + 2 H2O + 2 NADP+O2 + 2 NADPH + 2H+arrow_forwardMatch each term with its most suitable description. ____ PGAL formation a. absorbs light ____CO2 fixation b. converts light to chemical energy ____ autotroph c. self-feeder ____ ATP forms NADPH does not d. electrons cycle back to photosystem ____ photorespiration e. problem in C3 plants ____ photosynthesis f. Calvin-Benson cycle product ____ pigment g. water molecules split ____ photolysis in photosynthesis h. rubisco functionarrow_forwardIn what form or forms is chemical energy added to intermediates in the Calvin Cycle? ATP and NADPH only NADPH calories from glucose only ATParrow_forward
- Why is this statement incorrect? The light reactions of photosynthesis will, with continual light, keep producing more and more ATP and NADPH even if the Calvin cycle was shut down.arrow_forwardThe enzyme that fixes carbon dioxide to RuBP at the beginning of the Calvin cycle is the most abundant protein on earth. It is called: A) glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate B) carbon fixase C) ATP synthase D) phosphatase E) rubiscoarrow_forwardThe products of the light reactions of photosynthesis are _____________ and NADPH.arrow_forward
- Which correctly describes the tole of rubisco in the Calvin cycle? rubisco uses NADPH to reduce 3-phoshoglycerate toa 3-carbon sugar NOne of the other answers are correct Rubisco uses ATP to regenerate RuBP Rubisco incorporated CO2 fromteh atmosphere into an organic moleculearrow_forwardThe Calvin cycle requires ______ and ______ from the light reactions in order to operate. electrons... NADH glucose... carbon dioxide ATP... NADPH RuBP... NADP+arrow_forwardIn the Calvin cycle, what is the name of the enzyme that attaches a molecule of carbon dioxide to the 5-carbon molecule called ribulose bisphosphate? Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate Ribulose bisphosphate oxygenase Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase, also known as RuBisCO 3-PGA carboxylasearrow_forward
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