AP BIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

THE CALVIN CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many carbons does RuBP have?
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
6
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -RuBP has five atoms of carbon, flanked by two phosphates. RuBisCO catalyzes a reaction between CO2 and RuBP.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rubisco takes carbon dioxide and attaches it to ribulose bisphosphate, a short sugar chain with five carbon atoms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Summary. The reactions of the Calvin cycle add carbon (from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere) to a simple five-carbon molecule called RuBP.

Detailed explanation-4: -function in photosynthesis dioxide to the five-carbon compound ribulose 1, 5-bisphosphate (RuBP) and the splitting of the resulting six-carbon compound into two molecules of PGA.

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