Calvin Cycle

Question 1

What are the three steps to the Calvin cycle?

Answer 1

Carbon fixation
Reduction
Recycle

Question 2

What is Carbon Fixation?

Answer 2

When three carbon dioxide attach (each) to one organic molecule that contains 5 CO2 which is Ribulose bisphosphate with an enzyme called Rubisco.

Question 3

What is the result?

Answer 3

A six carbon molecule that splits into two 3 carbon molecules (3-PGA).

Question 4

What happens in the stage of reduction?

Answer 4

The two molecules are converted into Glycereldahyde-3-phosphate or G3P.

Question 5

What does this conversion require?

Answer 5

Energy from ATP and electrons and hydrogen from NADPH.

Question 6

How much ATP do you need?

Answer 6

6 ATP to donate a phosphate group to become 6 ADP

Question 7

What happens in the last step Recycle?

Answer 7

Basically 1 G3P is needed for net gain to make glucose and 5 G3P to regenerate W/ATP to create Ribulose Bis phosphate. Also, you need two G3P molecules to make glucose so you need the cycle to go twice to make glucose.