Basic Info
This process in photosynthesis synthesizes organic molecules from carbon dioxide.
Calvin Cycle
This enzyme catalyzes the first major step of the Calvin Cycle, fixing CO₂ to RuBP.
RuBisCO
The Calvin Cycle requires this energy molecule to power reactions.
ATP
The Calvin Cycle’s immediate sugar product is this 3-carbon molecule.
G3P
The Calvin Cycle is part of this larger biological process.
Photosynthesis
The Calvin Cycle occurs in this part of the chloroplast.
Stroma
RuBisCO attaches CO₂ to this 5-carbon compound.
Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (Ribulose Bisphosphate)
This high-energy electron carrier provides reducing power in the Calvin Cycle.
NADPH+
Two molecules of G3P can be combined to make this monosaccharide.
Glucose
The Calvin Cycle takes place in these types of organisms.
Plants, algae, photosynthetic bacteria and protists
The Calvin Cycle is sometimes called this pathway because it does not require direct light.
Light-independent reaction (or dark reaction)
The Calvin Cycle is divided into three main stages: Carbon fixation, Reduction, and _______.
Regeneration of RuBP.
For the synthesis of one G3P, the Calvin Cycle requires how many ATP molecules?
9 ATP molecules
How many turns are needed for 1 cycle of Calvin Cycle?
3 turns (one for each CO2)
This gas is removed from the atmosphere by the Calvin Cycle.
Carbon dioxide
The Calvin Cycle uses ATP and NADPH which are produced from what set of reactions?
Light-dependent reactions
The unstable 6-carbon molecule formed after CO₂ is fixed by RuBisCO splits into two molecules of?
3-PGA (3-phosphoglycerate)
For the synthesis of one G3P, the Calvin Cycle requires how many NADPH molecules?
6 NADPH
This “waste product” of the light reactions is not used in the Calvin Cycle.
Oxygen
The Calvin Cycle is the main biological pathway for this biogeochemical process that reduces CO₂.
Carbon Cycle
The Calvin Cycle produces this three-carbon sugar.
G3P (Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate)
This compound is regenerated at the end of the cycle to allow the process to continue.
RuBP
To make one glucose molecule, the Calvin Cycle must run for how many turns?
6 turns
How many G3Ps are recycled back as RuBP?
5
The Calvin Cycle indirectly provides energy for this type of organism.
Heterotrophs