C4 Diagram Flashcards
1
Q
Step 1
A
CO2 enters the mesophyll cell
2
Q
step 2
A
Carboxylase (PEP)
3
Q
step 3
A
Oxalacetate (4C)
4
Q
step 4
A
Malate (4C)
5
Q
step 5
A
Either stays in the bundle sheath which leads into Calvin cycle
or
passes through bundle-sheath cell (Pyruvate (3C))
6
Q
step 6
A
The extra ATP gets turned into energy AMP
7
Q
step 7
A
Leads into PEP (3C)
8
Q
step 8
A
restart