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Question 1

Calvin Cycle

Goal

Answer 1

Store energy from ATP and NADPH into carbon-hydrogen bonds of GA3P

Question 2

Calvin Cycle

RuBISCO activates to attach 6 CO2 to 6RuBP to create 12 molecules of ___

Answer 2

3-PGA

Question 3

Calvin Cycle

Use 12 ATP and 12 NADPH to convert 12 3-PGA into ___

Answer 3

12 GA3P

A stable molecule

Question 4

Calvin Cycle

How many GA3P molecules are used to make glucose?

Answer 4

2

Question 5

Calvin Cycle

What do you use the remaining 10 GA3P molecules for?

Answer 5

Use a recycled molecules with 6 invested ATP to transform GA3P into RuBP to repeat cycle