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Light Independent Reactions in Photosynthesis

Question 6 • LA-Biology A ? Distance Learning

In one to three sentences, describe what happens during the carbon fixation stage of the Calvin cycle.

Answer

Answer:

The enzyme rubisco combines carbon dioxide with the fivecarbon compound RuBP, forming an unstable sixcarbon compound. This compound splits into two molecules of 3phosphoglycerate (PGA).

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