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- The reactions are named after the scientist who discovered them, and reference the fact that the reactions function as a cycle. Others call it the Calvin-Benson cycle to include the name of another scientist involved in its discovery.
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There are three phases to the light-independent reactions, collectively called the Calvin cycle: carboxylation, reduction reactions, and ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) regeneration. Though it is also called the "dark reaction", the Calvin cycle does not actually occur in the dark or during night time.
The Calvin cycle is not totally independent of light since it relies on ATP and NADH, which are products of the light-dependent reactions. The light-independent reactions of the Calvin cycle can be organized into three basic stages: fixation, reduction, and regeneration.
- Its Products
- Enzymes Involved in It
- Summary of The Calvin Cycle
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (the primary end product)NADP+ADPRuBP carboxylase/oxygenase or rubisco (convert ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate to 3-phosphoglyceric acid)Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (convert 3-phosphoglyceric acid to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate)Since six carbon atoms make a glucose molecule, it requires six turns of the Calvin cycle to produce one glucose molecule and three rounds to form a molecule of G3P. One molecule of G3P contains three fixed carbon atoms, so two G3P molecules are needed to form a glucose molecule. Among the six G3P molecules, five are utilized to regenerate RuBP, wh...
Using the energy carriers formed in the first steps of photosynthesis, the light-independent reactions, or the Calvin cycle, take in CO 2 from the environment. An enzyme, RuBisCO, catalyzes a reaction with CO 2 and another molecule, RuBP.
These reactions are also called the light-independent reactions because they are not directly driven by light. In the Calvin cycle, carbon atoms from CO 2 are fixed (incorporated into organic molecules) and used to build three-carbon sugars. This process is fueled by, and dependent on, ATP and NADPH from the light reactions.
- Yes, they can. For example, morning glories and Venus flytraps move. Some other plants also have reflexive movement, as in a response to being touc...
- Yes. Because the plant can no longer absorb more H2O through its root structure, the plant will use what water it has stored. The wilting occurs be...
- It gets added to the glucose molecule( C.6 H.12 O.6 )
- actually the O is in between of C-1 and P. when 2H are added by NADPH2 , the bond between C and P breaks. 1H is used to reduce C. other H togather...
- Not quite. It is true that you need to fix six CO2 molecules for each glucose molecule you produce, and you need 6 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate to do...
- Sugar goes into plastids to be stored or being actively utilized for plant growth, flowering and seeds.
- No it does not. All the oxygen released comes from "splitting" of water by photosystem II during the light-dependent reactions. The "extra" oxygen...
- 3 CO2 + 6 NADPH + 6 H+ + 9 ATP + 5 H2O → glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) + 6 NADP+ + 9 ADP + 8 Pi (Pi = inorganic phosphate) Taken from wikipedia...
- because three carbons bond with 3 RuBp to make 3 molecules. This splits into 6PG or 6 phosphoglycerate. 6 phosphoglycerate is changed into 6 biphso...
- One cycle takes in one CO2. Three cycles, after many smaller steps, creates six G3P (three-carbon); here, five goes back into the cycle, and only o...
Sep 28, 2021 · The two parts of photosynthesis—the light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle—have been described, as they take place in chloroplasts. However, prokaryotes, such as cyanobacteria, lack membrane-bound organelles.
Using the energy carriers formed in the first steps of photosynthesis, the light-independent reactions, or the Calvin cycle, take in CO 2 from the environment. An enzyme, RuBisCO, catalyzes a reaction with CO 2 and another molecule, RuBP.
