Calvin Cycle

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A deck of flashcards covering the key concepts of the Calvin Cycle, including its location, phases, and associated enzymes.

Where does the Calvin Cycle take place?

It takes place in the stroma of the chloroplasts.
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Definition
Where does the Calvin Cycle take place?
It takes place in the stroma of the chloroplasts.
What are the three phases or steps of the Calvin Cycle?
Fixation, reduction, and regeneration.
What happens during fixation? What is the name of the enzyme that makes fixation happen?
RuBisCo combines with RuBp and CO2 forming a 6 carbon molecule that immediately breaks down into a 3 carbon PGA. The name of the enzyme that makes fix...
What happens during the reduction phase of the Calvin Cycle? How does this phase link the light reactions to the Calvin Cycle?
3 PGA is reduced by ATP and NADPH, producing high energy GP3. The phase links the light reactions to the Calvin Cycle because 1 out of every 6 GP3 are...
What happens during the regeneration phase of the Calvin Cycle?
A 5 carbon RuBp is regenerated using GP3 and ATP.

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TermDefinition
Where does the Calvin Cycle take place?
It takes place in the stroma of the chloroplasts.
What are the three phases or steps of the Calvin Cycle?
Fixation, reduction, and regeneration.
What happens during fixation? What is the name of the enzyme that makes fixation happen?
RuBisCo combines with RuBp and CO2 forming a 6 carbon molecule that immediately breaks down into a 3 carbon PGA. The name of the enzyme that makes fixation happen is RuBisCo.
What happens during the reduction phase of the Calvin Cycle? How does this phase link the light reactions to the Calvin Cycle?
3 PGA is reduced by ATP and NADPH, producing high energy GP3. The phase links the light reactions to the Calvin Cycle because 1 out of every 6 GP3 are used to create Glucose.
What happens during the regeneration phase of the Calvin Cycle?
A 5 carbon RuBp is regenerated using GP3 and ATP.