Calvin cycle Flashcards
ATP and NADPH is used to form sugar in this process.
Calvin cycle
name the material needed to start the Calvin cycle
ATP and NADPH
name the end product of the Calvin cycle
sugar
the calvin cycle is also know as __
dark reaction / light independent reaction
will both the light dependent reaction and light independent reaction occurs at the same time?
yes
where does this cycle occurs?
in the stroma
name the product of this cycle
clue: G3P
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
for net synthesis of 1 G3P, the cycle must take place __ times, fixing __ molecules of CO2
3,3
how many stages are there in this cycle?
4 stages
what does these processes involved in?
- carbon fixation
- reduction
- regeneration
- product synthesis
the calvin cycle
name all 4 stages of calvin cycle
- carbon fixation
- reduction
- regeneration of CO2 acceptor
- product synthesis
(1) state the first step in calvin cycle
carbon fixation
(1) carbon fixation
___ attached to ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP) forms and unstable _ carbon sugar compound
CO2, 6
(1) the formation of a 6-carbon sugar compound is catalyzed by __
clue: rbc
ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase enzyme/ rubisco
(1) the unstable 6-carbon sugar compound will ___ into 2 molecule of _ carbon compound called 3-phosphogylcerate
split, 3