Calvin Cycle

Question 1

What is another name for the Calvin cycle?

Answer 1

Light independent reaction

Question 2

Does the Calvin cycle need light?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

What happens first?

Answer 3

6 carbon dioxide molecules enter from the atmosphere and combine with 5 carbon molecules

Question 4

What happens to the 6 carbon dioxide molecules and the 5 carbon molecules?

Answer 4

They become 12 3-carbon molecules

Question 5

What are the two energy inputs?

Answer 5

12 ATP and 12 NADPH

Question 6

What does the 12 ATP become?

Answer 6

12 ADP

Question 7

What does the 12 NADPH become?

Answer 7

12 NADP+

Question 8

What is the 12 3-carbon molecules after the energy conversion?

Answer 8

The same

Question 9

What happens to two of the twelve 3-carbon molecules?

Answer 9

They are removed from the cycle

Question 10

What do the 2 carbon-3 molecules become?

Answer 10

One six carbon molecule

Question 11

What is the one six carbon molecule used for?

Answer 11

Produce sugars, lipids, amino acids, and other compounds

Question 12

What are the remaining 10 3-carbon molecules converted back into?

Answer 12

Six 5 carbon molecules

Question 13

What happens when the 10 3-carbon molecules are transformed into 6 5-carbon molecules?

Answer 13

6 ATP becomes 6 ADP

Question 14

What are three factors that affect photosynthesis speed?

Answer 14

Water, temperature, intensity of light

Question 15

How do the light dependent and light independent reactions work together?

Answer 15

The light dep reaction traps sunlight energy in chemical form.
The light indep reaction uses that chemical energy to produce stable, high energy sugars from carbon dioxide and water