AP BIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

THE CALVIN CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does NADPH do in photosynthesis?
A
carries electrons to the Calvin cycle
B
carries electrons to the ETC
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NADPH will travel to the Calvin cycle, where its electrons are used to build sugars from carbon dioxide. The other ingredient needed by the Calvin cycle is ATP, and this too is provided by the light reactions.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the second stage, ATP and NADPH are used to convert the 3-PGA molecules into molecules of a three-carbon sugar, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P). This stage gets its name because NADPH donates electrons to, or reduces, a three-carbon intermediate to make G3P.

Detailed explanation-3: -The chloroplasts present in the plants also use NADPH as a part of the pathway to synthesize sugars from the sunlight and also from the carbon dioxide. Likewise, in other reactions, NADPH carries electrons and protons into the new carbon-carbon bonds, creating sugar molecules.

Detailed explanation-4: -NADPH is an energy-carrying molecule produced in the first stage of photosynthesis. It provides energy to fuel the Calvin cycle in the second stage of photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-5: -At the end of a short second electron transport chain, NADP+ molecules in the stroma pick up the high-energy electrons and H+ ions at the outer surface of the thylakoid membrane to become NADPH.

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