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Organisms obtian nutrients from the environment ..called?
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nutrition
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some nutrients gained by organisms can be..
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carbs, proteiins, lipids, oxygen water, etc
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organisms release energy from food in a controlled way
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respiration
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Chemical energy:
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energy stored in chemical bonds of glucose, glycogen lipids, etc
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free energy:
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energy rapidly available to do work, which we keep on hand as ATP
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ATP
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stores energy in phosphate bonds (P)
usable form of energy must be in constant supply |
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ADP
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leftover wehne ATP bonds are broken and energy is released
when new energy is available, ATP is regormed from ADP and phosphate |
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AMP-
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in desperate situations cells will break a second phosphate bond
not as much energy |
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anabolism uses ATP to
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synthesize molecules
ex: Photosynthesis --> glucose-->H20 c02 |
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Catabolism
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makes ATP during degradation
ex: to break dwon--> smaller products from larger reactions |
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cellular respiration is the most efficient way for
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organisms to obtain energy stored in nutrients
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What is the equation for cellular respiration?
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C6 H12 O6 +6O2--> 6CO2 + 6H2O
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where does glycolysis take place?
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cytoplasm
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aerobic respiration requires..
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oxygen
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anaerobic respiration
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doesnt require oxygen, it is simpler thus produces less energy than aerobic
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Glycolysis Step 1.
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molecule of glucose broken into two
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Glycolysis Step 2.
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Net of 2 ATP formed
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Glycolysis Step 3.
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hydrogen available for electron transport
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Glycolysis enters the cell and is converted into? and uses ___ ATP molecules
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into the form needed for the reactions which uses 2 ATP molecules
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The prepared 6-Carbon Molecule splits into two 3-C phosphates called...
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PGAL
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PGAL is rearranged to form another 3 Carbon compound called
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PYRUVATE
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the end result of glycolysis is that ___ pyruvate are formed from each glucose molecule
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2
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Hydrogen ions and electrons are produced which which are carried away by NAD+ later producing
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NADH
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Oxygen lacking is also called?
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fermentation
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fermentation produces
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no further ATP, and regenerates NAD+ from NADH
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pyruvate is converetd into
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lactate
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when oxygen is present, pyruvate is transported to the
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mitochondria
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pyruvate is broken up to produce
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CO2 and acetate
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the acetate produced gets picked up by Coenzyme A and together they form
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Acetyl CoA
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Acetyl CoA will then go to the
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Krebs Cycle
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another ___ is produced
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NADH
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the ___ of the mitochondria contains most of the enzymes for the Krebs Cycle
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matrix
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the ___ of the mitochondria contain enzymes for electron transport, ATP formation and the Krebs Cycle reactions
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cristae
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the mitochondria is the location of
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the krebs cycle and electron transport
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The Krebs Cycle is also called
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the Citric Acid Cycle
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Krebs Cycle starts where
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glycolysis ends when oxygen is present, thus needs aerobic respiration
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Krebs cycle technically starts after pyruvate turned into
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acetyl CoA
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the reactants of Krebs cycle there are 2 Acetyl CoA per
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there are 2 Acetyl CoA per glucose molecule
8 NAD+ and 2 FAD 3 molecules of 02 recycled 4C compounds of oxalocalate |
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Products of Krebs Cycle
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2 molecules of ATP
8 NADH and 2FADH2 6 molecules of C02 oxaloacetate |
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Electron Transport System is a component of what type of respiration?
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aerobic
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electron transport produces the most
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ATP than any of the other reactions
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electron transport involves a series of electron carries called
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cytochromes in the cristae of mitochondria
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What are the 2 carrier molecules for the Electron Transport system called?
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NADH and FADH2
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what do these two carriers do
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bring electrons to the chain via hydrogen
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hydrogen atoms are split into
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protons and electrons
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electrons are transfered along a series of substances releasing
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energy at each step
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protons diffuse down
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the concentration gradient which triggers the conversion of ADP to ATP
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the energy ultimately captured is in the form of
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ATP
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the total ATP produced is around
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32-34 molecules
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the final cytochrome:
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recombines electrons with hydrogen ions
bonds hydrogen atoms to oxygen (3O2 needed) (6H20 needed) |
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when the krebs cycle is in non-carb metabolism and it is dealing with LIPIDS the only difference is that
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fatty acids break dwon into acetyl CoA rather than pyruvate then it enters the krebs cycle as usual
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with proteins
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amino groups are detached from carbon skeletons , chains converted into acetate, then enters Krebs cycle
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cells use glucose in bloodstream to make
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ATP
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if blood glucose levels are low,
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stored glycogen is broken down
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glucose is converted to
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glycogen
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if excess glucose
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the remainder is stored as fat
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respiration and photosynthesis processes are
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complimentary
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Equation for photosynthesis
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6CO2+6H20-->6O2+C6H12O6
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in order to maximize photosynthesis leaves have (3 things)
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wide blades
chloroplast streaming individual pigment rotation |
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cuticle:
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waxy coating to prevent water loss
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water loss can be called :
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transpiration
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stomata
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pores for gas and water exchange
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guard cells
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surround and control stomate operations
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mesophyll
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middle section where photosynthesis takes place
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spongy mesophyll
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lower layer of middle, more loosley packed so Co2 can move through to upper layer
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palisade mesophyll
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upper layer which is more ightly packed chlorplasts move around cell in both
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Transpiration is
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evaporation of water from leaf (water getting out of leaf)
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Transpiration is controlled by
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guard cells
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excess water in guard cells cause them to
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swell
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swelling of guard cells
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open stomata
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Chloroplast Streaming is
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chloroplasts circle in leaves to ensure equal access light and optimize photosynthesis
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thylakoids
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internal membrane system, flattened sacs
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grana
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stack of thylakod membranes, maximize surface area for capturing sunlight
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stRoma
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liquid solution around thylakoids, contains enzymes DNA RNA and ribosomes
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3 different but most common types of chlorophyll are
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Chlorophyll A & B, Xanthophylls, Carotenoids
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Xanthophylls
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bluish yellow
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Carotenoids
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orange
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Light reactions are the absorbtion
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of light energy
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light reactions are the conversion of
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light energy to chemical energy
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Calvin Cycle is the
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storage of chemical energy in sugars
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calvin cycle reacion is
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3CO2+3H20=>C3 H6 O3+3O2
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light reactions take place in
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thylakiods
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Calvin Cycle takes place in
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the stroma
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groups of pigments collectivly are called
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photosystems
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photosystems
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abosrb light energy from when the light hits the leaf
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photosystem I and photosystem II but...
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photosytem II really comes first because less nm
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the energy from the light is used to
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split water molecules
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this process is called
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photolysis
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the water is split into elemntal oxygen, hydrogen ions
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protons, and free electrons
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how is exchange regulated in the plant
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6 molecules of water IN
3 molecules of oxygen OUT |
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energy is used to pump protons
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into the thylakoid
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gradient causes hydrogen ions to
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diffuse out of membrane
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hydrogen and eldctrons are carried to the next phase by
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NADP, an electron acceptor, which makes NADPH
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during this process what is produced?
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ATP
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The Calvin Cycle does not require
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light energy directly
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the Calvin cycle does require
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prodcuts of light reactions
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Calvin Cycle takes place in the
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stroma of the chloroplast
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the basic steps of the Calvin Cycle are (reaction)
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CO2 + RuBP=> 2PGA
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RuBP is a
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recycled 5-C compound
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C02 (1C) + a 5- Carbon compound is a
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6- carbon sugar (not glucose)
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the 6 carbon sugar ( with a lil help from an enzyme) splits into
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3-carbon acids
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The two 3-carbon acids are convrted into two 3-carbon sugars by the addition of hydrogen
THEN PGA is converted to PGAL, a 3-carbon sugar THIS ALL IS SHOWN BY WHAT REACTION |
2PGA+2ATP+2NAPDH=>2PGAL+ADP+2P+2NADP+
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the final end product is
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PGAL!
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__ out of every 12 PGAL created are used to regenerated RuBP
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10
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there ___5-C molecules
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6
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2 out of every 12 PGAL created are released from the Calvin cycle which can create
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one molecule of glucose
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