How many Calvin cycles are required to produce 5 molecules of glucose? |
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a) |
60 |
b) |
15 |
c) |
30 |
d) |
90 |
How many Calvin cycles are required to produce 5 molecules of glucose? |
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a) |
60 |
b) |
15 |
c) |
30 |
d) |
90 |
(c) Glucose is a hexose sugar. It’s one molecule contains six carbon atoms. As Calvin cycle takes in only one carbon (as at a time, six turns of this cycle will be required to produce one molecule of glucose (6C). Hence, for producing 5 molecules of glucose (30 molecules of carbon), 30 turns of Calvin cycle are required. |