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True or False:RUBISCO only binds to CO2.
12. Photosynthesis
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How many molecules of CO2 are required to create one glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate?
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
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Understand the process of photosynthesis, specifically the Calvin cycle, where carbon dioxide (CO2) is fixed into organic molecules.
Recognize that glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P) is a three-carbon sugar produced in the Calvin cycle.
Recall that each molecule of CO2 contributes one carbon atom to the formation of G3P.
Since G3P is a three-carbon molecule, determine how many CO2 molecules are needed to provide the three carbon atoms.
Conclude that three molecules of CO2 are required to synthesize one molecule of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.
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