Flashcards in Lecture 12 Deck (18):
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What the light dependent reactions provide?
They provide the energy used to create sugars
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What is carbon fixation?
The conversion of inorganic carbons into organic carbons
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Where does the Calvin cycle take place?
In the stroma
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What steps does the Calvin cycle involve?
1. Carbon fixation
2. Reduction
3. Regeneration of ribulose 1,5- biphosphate
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How many turns does it takes to yield 1 glucose in the Calvin cycle?
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When g3p is formed what happens to it?
It is transported out of the chloroplast where reverse reactions of glycolysis produce fructose-6 phosphates and glucose- 6 phosphates
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What does rubisco do?
it catalyzes carbon fixation
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What is photorespiration?
the process which incorporates oxygen to RuBP, it is also catalyzed by rubisco.
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Why do plants photorespire?
To protect themselves from photo oxidative damage
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What are c3 plants?
The type of plant that does not possess any mechanism to regulate photorespiration
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What is c4 plants?
Plants where the CO2 fixation to PEP and the calvin cycle occur in 2 different cells
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What are CAM plants?
The PEP pathway and the calvin cycle occur within the same cell but at different time during the day
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Where does co2 fixation occur in c4 plants?
mesophyll cell
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Where do the calvin cycle occur in c4 plants?
bundle sheath cell
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What are examples of c4 plants?
corn, sugar cane and grass
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What are examples of CAM plants?
cacti and pineapples
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When does the calvin cycle happen in CAM plants?
during the day
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