How Well Do You Know Rubisco?
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What is the result of the incorporation of one molecule of O2 into ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate?

  • 3-phosphoglycerate and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate
  • Glycolate and phosphatase
  • 2-phosphoglycolate and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate
  • 2-phosphoglycolate and 3-phosphoglycerate (correct)

    • What happens when rubisco from anaerobic, autotrophic bacteria is exposed to oxygen?

  • It produces peroxisomes and mitochondria
  • It catalyzes the oxygenase reaction (correct)
  • It catalyzes the carboxylation reaction
  • It becomes inactive

    • What is the ratio of CO2 to O2 in an aqueous solution in equilibrium with air at 25 °C?

  • 0.0416 (correct)
  • 0.625
  • 1.5
  • 0.1664

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