Calvin Cycle TED-ED

Nature’s Smallest Factory

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1. Energy exists in the form of ____________________ made by the plant.
2. Plants get their carbon from the __________________.
3. Photosynthesis occurs in two steps, the second is the _____________________. 
4. RuBP contains __________ carbons.
5. The enzyme, _________________________ builds an initial  6 carbon sequence.
6. This sequence split into two short chains called _________.
7. NADPH transfers a __________________ to those molecules, they become G3P.
   Glucose needs 6 carbons to form, made from two molecules G3P.     Sugar has been manufactured, but not quite…..
8. The original RuBP must be _________________________.
9. How many production lines are going on at the same time? _____
10. How many carbons exist from all of these production lines? ______
11. How many of these are used to make glucose? _____          To make RuBP? ______
12. The molecular mix and match ensures that _______ RuBP are regenerated.
     

Summarize the Stage
Stage	Description	Molecules involved
		x3
		x3               Glucose
		x2

 

Label the Calvin Cycle     

 (It takes 2 turns to fix 6 carbon atoms from CO2)

reduction glucose

regeneration of RUBP carbon fixation

3 molecules of CO2 RuBisCO

6 ATP → 6 ADP 3 ATP →  3 ADP