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What is the main function of the Calvin Cycle?
What is the main function of the Calvin Cycle?
Reduction of CO2 to carbohydrate
What is the first stable intermediate of the Calvin Cycle?
What is the first stable intermediate of the Calvin Cycle?
3-phosphoglycerate
Which enzyme catalyzes the carboxylation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate?
Which enzyme catalyzes the carboxylation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate?
Rubisco
How many stages does the Calvin Cycle proceed through?
How many stages does the Calvin Cycle proceed through?
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What is the final stage in the Calvin Cycle?
What is the final stage in the Calvin Cycle?
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What are the products formed during the reduction stage of the Calvin Cycle?
What are the products formed during the reduction stage of the Calvin Cycle?
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What is the negative change in free energy associated with the carboxylation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate?
What is the negative change in free energy associated with the carboxylation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate?
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Why is the forward reaction of carboxylation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate strongly favored?
Why is the forward reaction of carboxylation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate strongly favored?
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What is the concentration of rubisco active sites within the chloroplast stroma compared to the concentration of CO2 substrate?
What is the concentration of rubisco active sites within the chloroplast stroma compared to the concentration of CO2 substrate?
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What percentage of the total soluble protein in most leaves does rubisco represent?
What percentage of the total soluble protein in most leaves does rubisco represent?
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How many light-regulated enzymes operate in the Calvin cycle?
How many light-regulated enzymes operate in the Calvin cycle?
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What does the kinetic balance between the Calvin cycle and the C2 oxidative photosynthetic carbon cycle depend on?
What does the kinetic balance between the Calvin cycle and the C2 oxidative photosynthetic carbon cycle depend on?
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How does the concentration of CO2 in a solution in equilibrium with air change as the temperature increases?
How does the concentration of CO2 in a solution in equilibrium with air change as the temperature increases?
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What happens to the balance between photorespiration and photosynthesis as the temperature rises?
What happens to the balance between photorespiration and photosynthesis as the temperature rises?
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What effect does increasing temperatures have on the ratio of CO2 to O2 concentrations?
What effect does increasing temperatures have on the ratio of CO2 to O2 concentrations?
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What is the theoretical release of CO2 for one-fourth of the carbon entering the C2 oxidative photosynthetic carbon cycle?
What is the theoretical release of CO2 for one-fourth of the carbon entering the C2 oxidative photosynthetic carbon cycle?
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What property of rubisco enhances the effect of increasing temperatures on the balance between oxygenation and carboxylation?
What property of rubisco enhances the effect of increasing temperatures on the balance between oxygenation and carboxylation?
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What is the computed ratio of carboxylation to oxygenation in air at 25°C?
What is the computed ratio of carboxylation to oxygenation in air at 25°C?
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