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How many Calvin cycles are required to produce 5 molecules of glucose?

a)

60

b)

15

c)

30

d)

90



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How many Calvin cycles are required to produce 5 molecules of glucose?

a)

60

b)

15

c)

30

d)

90

1 Answer
127 votes
Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -

(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.

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