basics
what is the name of the cycle where light independent reactions occur?
what is the Calvin cycle
What is the first phase of the Calvin Cycle
carbon fixation
What energy molecule from the light reactions is used in the Calvin Cycle?
ATP
What simple sugar is the main product of the Calvin Cycle?
Glucose
Why is the Calvin Cycle important for plants?
helps make food/ glucose
Where in the chloroplast do light-independent reactions take place?
what is the stroma
What molecule is "fixed" in the first step of the cycle?
CO2
What high-energy electron carrier is used?
NADPH
What 3-carbon sugar is produced and used to make glucose
G3P
How does the Calvin Cycle help animals and humans?
provides oxygen and food
True or false: light needed for light independent reactions?
False
What molecule helps capture CO₂ in the Calvin Cycle
RuBP
What does ATP become after it gives energy?
ADP
How many G3P molecules are needed to make one glucose
2
How does glucose made in the Calvin Cycle help plants grow?
gives energy and builds structure
What are the products of the light-independent reactions
Glucose ADP NADP+
In what step is G3P made
reduction
What does NADPH become after it is used?
NADP+
What is glucose used for in plants?
energy / building materials
What would happen to life on Earth without the Calvin Cycle
most likely wouldnt survive
What gas is taken in during the Calvin Cycle?
what is carbon dioxide
How many turns of the cycle are needed to make one glucose molecule
6
True or False: the Calvin Cycle produces NADPH
False
What happens to extra glucose in plants?
gets stored as starch
Why is the Calvin Cycle important for the carbon cycle on Earth?
removes Co2