Calvin Cycle Quiz
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Direction: Circle the correct answers below.
1. What is the definition of Calvin Cycle?
a. A stage in photosynthesis that involves CO2 fixation and reduction of the carbon atom
into carbohydrate.
b. Produces ATP/ energy for the plant to use.
c. Create NADP+ to use in light reaction
d. Process where separation of Oxygen from water occurs.
2. What is Rubisco?
a. Rubic enzyme
b. Phosphate
c. RuBP carboxylase
d. 3GP
3. _____ Carbon atom from Carbon Dioxide enters.
a. five
b. three
c. two.
d. one
4. What is the name of the molecule where six carbon molecule splits into…
a. 3GP
b. 4CA
c. 3-Phosphoglycerate
d. 3-Phosphate
5. A pair of electrons from _______________ reduces 1,3- bisphosphoglycerate into G3P.
a. NADP+
b. NADPH
c. ATP
d. ADP + Pi
6. What is G3P?
a. water
b. Lactic acid
c. sugar
d. energy
7. Other five carbons are _________ back to regenerate the 3 molecules of RuBP.
a. recycled
b. thrown out
c. exited
d. disintegrated
8. The cycle uses three molecules of ATP.
a. True
b. False
9. Glucose and other organic compounds are formed from the Calvin Cycle.
a. True
b. False
10. Calvin Cycle is also known as the dark reaction.
a. True
b. False
Direction: Fill in the missing blanks below.
1.
In Calvin Cycle, ATP dephosphorylated to ________
2. In Calvin Cycle, NADPH is turned into _____________
3. Carbon Dioxide is low in energy but glucose is _______ in energy.
4. To make a molecule of glucose requires ____ turns of the cycle.
5. Reverse equation of the photosynthesis is _________________________