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Chapter 8.3, Problem 2SB
How many molecules of carbon dioxide must enter the Calvin cycle for a plant to produce a sugar containing 12 carbon atoms? How many ATP and NADPH molecules would be required to make that molecule?
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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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- What is the molecule that leaves the Calvin cycle to be converted into glucose? a. ADP b. G3P c. RuBP d. 3-PGAarrow_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_forwardWhere in plant cells does the Calvin cycle take place? a. thylakoid membrane b. thylakoid space c. stroma d. granumarrow_forward
- Match 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_forwardIs the following statement true or false? Unlike animals, which make many ATP by aerobic respiration, plants make all of their ATP by photosynthesis.arrow_forwardIn which parts of the Calvin cycle are high energy phosphate groups donated by ATP to boost the energy of reactions? A. formation of G3P and regeneration of RuBP B. regeneration of RuBP and synthesis of PGA C. synthesis of PGA and oxidation of NADPH D. oxidation of NADPH and formation of G3Parrow_forward
- What role does photosynthesis play in bigger cycles? Explain how photosynthesis fixes carbon and how it relates to the carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen cycles. How does the Calvin Cycle produce the CO2 fixation intermediates?arrow_forwardWhich molecule is responsible for the absorption of photic energy for photosynthesis? Where is that molecule located in the photosynthetic cells?arrow_forwardwhen three molecules of carbon dioxide (CO2) react with three molecules of RuBP during the Calvin Cycle, six molecules of the sugar G3P are produced. One G3P molecule exits the Calvin cycle during Phase 2. What happens to the other five G3P molecules.arrow_forward
- Which of the following are products of the Calvin cycle that are then used as reactants in the light reactions? CO2 Sugar NADP+ O2 ATP NADPH ADP .arrow_forwardName the major inputs and outputs of the Calvin cycle.arrow_forwardHow do C4 plants improve the efficiency of carbon fixation in the Calvin cycle? and What is the net product of the Calvin cycle - the energy input and the products.arrow_forward
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