Photosynthesis: Calvin Cycle

Explore the Calvin Cycle: key reactions in photosynthesis!

Part II. Light - Independent Reaction Video. Watch the video to answer the questions below. Answer the following questions from the information from Part III video. 1. What are the two high-energy compounds produced in the light-dependent reaction? NADPH and ATP2. Where will these molecules be used? during the second stage of Photosynthesis3. Where does the second phase of photosynthesis take place? stroma4. How many small subunits that “leave the loop” are formed in each turn of the Calvin Cycle? one5. The small subunits are the building blocks of what two types of molecules? sugars and starches6. What molecule is added to each RuBP? CO27. What molecules energize the PGA’s? How many of each are used? 6 ATP and 6 NADPH8. What is the term for the molecules once they have been energized? PGAL9. Where does the released PGAL go? leaves the cycle into the cytoplasm10. What does the PGAL join with? another PGAL11. What can be formed? 6-Carbon glucose molecule or other sugar Complete the diagram using the following (exactly as they are written) terms: ADP, ADP, ATP, ATP, NADP+, NADPH, CO2, G3P, reduction, carbon fixation, regeneration of ribulose, ribulose bisphosphate ATP ADP carbon fixation ribulose bisphosphate ATP ADP regeneration of ribulose NADPH NADP+ CO2 reduction G3P Click and sort each term by identifying each as either a reactant or a product in the Calvin cycle. Reactants carbon dioxide ribulose bisphosphate ATP NADPH Products ADP NADP+ glucose