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What is photosynthesis

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The most important chemical process on Earth

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What is the role of chloroplasts and other photosynthetic organisms?

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Trap the suns energy and transform energy-rich chemical compounds and oxygen. Both essential for life of earth.

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What is the formula for photosynthesis?

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CO2 + H2O + Light —> C6H12O6 + O2

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What do the mitochondria do during cellular respiration?

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Break down high energy carbohydrates to generate ATP energy to fuel all life functions.

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What do the mitochondria do during cellular respiration?

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Break down high energy carbohydrates to generate ATP energy to fuel all life functions.

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What is the formula for cellular respiration?

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C6H12O6 + O2 —> CO2 + H2O + ATP

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What is ATP (adenosine triphosphate )

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The direct source of energy for nearly all energy requiring activities of living organisms.

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What type of reaction is the formation of ATP (endo/exo) why?

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Endothermic reaction. Energy must be added to make ATP.

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What is Phosphorylation?

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The addition of a phosphate molecule to ADP.

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What is Dephosphorylation?

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The removal of a phosphate molecule from ATP gives off off energy.

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What is the formula for Phosphorylation?

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ADP + P + Energy——> ATP

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What is the equation for Dephosphorylation?

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ATP ——> ADP + P + Energy

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What is the first law of thermodynamics?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only change form or be transferred from one object to another.

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What is the second law of thermodynamics?

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Entropy(disorder) in a system always increases. Nothing is 100% efficient, most often in energy conversions some heat is lost.

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What is the main energy currency of the cell?

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ATP

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What is used to break down ATP, why?

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Hydrolysis - the breakdown of ATP is used to power many energy requiring cellular reactions.

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The bonds between phosphates in ATP are which type of molecular bond?

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High energy

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When a high energy bond is broken within ATP what happens?

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Energy is released

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What is reaction coupling?

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The method by which energy from the hydrolysis of ATP is used.

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Where does photosynthesis take place within the plant cell?

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Chloroplasts

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Parts of the chloroplast: Chloroplast

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Contain chlorophyll, a photosynthesis pigment which absorbs solar energy, but reflects green light

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Parts of the chloroplast: Stroma

What reaction occurs here?

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Fluid filling the chloroplasts. Light independent reaction occurs here.

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Parts of the chloroplast: Thylakoids

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Sacs of chlorophyll, has a photosynthetic membrane, where the light dependent reaction occurs.

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Parts of the chloroplast: Grana

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Sacks of thylakoid disks.

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Parts of the chloroplast: Cartenoids

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Accessory pigment: Absorb blue and violet light, but reflect yellow(absorb light energy and transfer it to the chlorophyll)

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Parts of the chloroplast: Starch Grains

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Made by photosynthesis

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Parts of the chloroplast: Chlorophyll

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Gives plants their green colour, in autumn plants stop producing chlorophyll causing leaves to change colours.

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What is chromatography?

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A lab technique for separating mixtures. The mixture is dissolved in a solvent and travels with the solvent. Due to the structure of the pigments same travel further than others.

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What is Rf value determined by?

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The ratio of the distance moved by the solute (pigment) and distance travelled by solvent (or solvent front)

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What is Rf value determined by?

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The ratio of the distance moved by the solute (pigment) and distance travelled by solvent (or solvent front)

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In what type of cells are many mitochondria found?

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Liver and muscle cells

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Parts of mitochondria: Cristea

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The deep inner membrane w/ many deep infoldinfgs. This provides a large surface area for ATP production

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Parts of mitochondria: Matrix

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Fluid filled region within the Cristae

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What is a metabolic pathway?

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Chemical reactions of photosynthesis and cellular respiration take place in a series of steps by step reactions.

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What is a metabolic pathway?

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Chemical reactions of photosynthesis and cellular respiration take place in a series of steps by step reactions.

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What is the purpose of step by step reactions within the metabolic pathway?

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Slow release of energy

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What is metabolism?

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All chemical reactions that occur within a life cell to support and sustain it’s life functions.

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What are the two types of metabolic reactions?

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  1. Anabolic pathway
  2. Catabolic pathway
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What is the relationship between anabolic and catabolic pathways?

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They are opposite

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What is the anabolic pathway

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Synthesize larger molecules from smaller ones and require energy. Photosynthesis.

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What is the catabolic pathway?

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Break down larger molecules into smaller ones and release energy? Respiration.

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What is the role of enzymes in the metabolic pathways?

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Specialized proteins (enzymes) act as biological catalysts that reduce the amount of activation energy needed for the reactions in metabolic pathways.

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What would happen in the absence of enzymes?

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High temperatures would be required to activate reactions which organisms couldn’t survive.

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What is oxidation in REDOX Reactions.

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Loss of electrons in a chemical reaction.

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What is reduction in Redox reactions.

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Gain of electrons in a chemical reaction.

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What is a mnemonic used to reserve REDOX reactions?

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LEO the lion says GER

47
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What is reducing power?

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Compounds contain more chemical energy in reduced form than they do oxidized form, and said to have reducing power.

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What are 5 characteristics is pigments?

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  1. Photosynthetic pigments in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplast absorb light energy
  2. Energy is passed on to other chemicals, this results in the synthesis of the high energy compound - glucose
  3. Chlorophyll is the main photosynthetic pigment. It is green because it reflects green and absorbs red and blue light.
  4. Carotenoids are another class of pigments (ex: carotene). The absorb blue and green and reflect yellow, orange, and red
  5. Having a greater variety of pigments, enables a plant to use a greater percentage of the suns light
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What is the definition of photosystems?

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Within chloroplasts, chlorophyll is found in clusters in the thylakoid membrane. These clusters are called photosystems.

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What two photosystems does the capture of light energy rely on?

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Photosystems 1 & 2

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What happens when light hits a photosystems?

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Energy is absorbed and electrons are promoted to an electron acceptor at a higher energy level

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What is the ETS?

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Electron Transport System - the means by which ATP production occurs within cells. It is a series of progressively stronger electron acceptors. Each time an electron is transported a small amount of energy is released. This energy can be used to attach a phosphate to ADP creating ATP.

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What is Aerobic cellular respiration?

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  • Requires oxygen
    -Carried out by animals, fungi, plants
  • Produces 36 ATP, CO2, H20
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What steps does Aerboic cellular respiration have?

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  1. Glycolysis
  2. Krebs Cycle prep
  3. Krebs Cycle
  4. ETS and chemiosmosis
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What is anaerobic respiration?

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  • Does not reuqire oxygen
  • Carried out by organsims in Anoxic conditions like bacteria and archaea
    Involves electron trasnport
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What is fermintation?

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Does not require oxygen
Occus in yeast, bacteria, plants and muscles cells
Produces 2 ATP and either enthonal or lactic acid

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What steps make up fermintation?

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  1. Glycolysis
  2. Fermintation
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What is the first stage of Aerobic respiration?

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  1. Glycolysis
    - Glcuose splits into two molecules of pyruvate (C3) and releases 4 ATP
    The breadkwon of glucose requires an activation of 2 ATP
    - Glycolysis also produces electrons that combone with the electron carrier NAH+ into NADH
    If oxygen is not available pyruvate goes to fermintation
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What is the toal yeild for stage 1 of cellular respiration?

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4 ATP - Net 2
2 NADH

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What is stage 2 of cellular respiration?

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Krebes cycle prep
2 Pyruvates enter matrix of mitochondria where:
1. CO2 is removed - turns into 2C chain
2. NAD+ is reduced to NAHD
3. Co enzyme A binds to 2C chain forming acetyel CoA

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What is the purpose of Acetyl-CoA

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Acts like a tow truck delivering 2C chain to Krebes cycle and releasing

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What is stage 3 of cellular respiration?

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Each acetyl-CoA enters a Krebes cycle by combining with a 4C compound - turning it into a 6C chain
Each Krebes cycle is a series of reactions in which:
- Two Carbon atoms anr fully oxidized to fomr CO2 (waste)
- NAD+ and FAD are reduced to NADH and FADH2
- Two molecule of ATP is produced

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What is stage four of cellular respiration?

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ETS and Chemiosmosis
- NADH and FADH2 from Krebes cycle donate electrons to ETS
- As electrons are passed from one carrier to the next the energy released is used to pump hydrogen ions from matrix into intermembrane space
- Oxygen is the final electron acceptor - the resulting molecule is water
- Chemiosmosis occurs when through channels created by ATP synthase, down the concentration gradient, back into the matrix of the cristae and ATP is produced

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what is the byproduct of cellular respiratinon stage 1?

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2 NADH
4 ATP (Net 2)

65
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In stage 2 of cellular respiration what are the by-products?

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2CO2
2 NAHD

66
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In stage 3 of cellular respiration what are the by-products?

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4CO2
6NADH
2 FADH2
2 ATP

67
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What are the total cellular respiration by products?

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6 CO2
10 NADH - 30 ATP
2 FADH2 - 4 ATP
4 ATP - Net 2

68
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What is fermentation?

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Occurs in anaerobic organisms or aerobic organisms when Oxygen isn’t availiable
- NADH generated from glycolysis reduces pyruvate to another compound
- Produces 2 ATP
- Takes place in Cytoplasm

69
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What are the two type of fermentation?

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Lactate Fermintation
Ethonal Fermintation

70
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What is lactate fermintation?

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NADH is used to convert pyruvate to lactate
The resulting NAD+ is recycled so that glycolysis can continue

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What is ethonal Fermentation?

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Pyruvate is converted to carbon dioxide and ethonal

72
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What is step one of light dependent reactions?

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Light energy excites an electron in photosystem one
The electron is transperd to electron acceptor
Photolysis splits apart water into 4e- 4H+ and O2
The electron from water replaces the electron lost from photosystem 2
Oxygen is waste product

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What is step 2 of light dependent reactions?

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The energized electron from photosystem 2 travels down an ETS
Energy released will be used to create ATP by chemiosmosis - H+ ions are forced across thylakoid membrane, concentration gradienent, H+ ions move over ATP synthase - as H+ ions move back into cell ATP is produced

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What is step 3 of light dependent reactions?

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Light energy excites an electron from photosystem 1
Electron from ETS replaces photosystem 1

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What is step 4 of light dependent reactions?

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The electron acceptor send the electron from photosystem 1 through another ETS
Reulsing energy is used to reduce NADP to NADPH

76
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What is the first step of the light independent reactions?

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CO2 enters stroma and combines with 5 carbon RuBP forming unstable 6 Carbon chain that immeditly splits into two three-carbon chains called PGA

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What is step 2 of of the light independent reactions?

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2 PGA molecules are activated by ATP and reduced by NADPH
Results in PGAL
Some of PGAL is used to form glucose - most replaces RuBP

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What is step three of of the light independent reactions?

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Most PGAL are used to regenerate RuBP with energy from ATP
in 6 cycles 12 PGAL are made
10 reform RuBP and 2 from glucose

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