PHOTOSYNTHESIS
THE CALVIN CYCLE
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They are used to make glucose.
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They are reshuffled to make CO2 by adding ATP.
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They exit the cycle.
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They are reshuffled to make RuBP by adding ATP.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What happens to the remaining G3P molecules that do not get converted into glucose in the last step of the dark reactions? They are used to make glucose. They are reshuffled to make CO2 by adding ATP.
Detailed explanation-2: -The remaining G3P molecules stay in the cycle to be formed back into RuBP, which is ready to react with more CO2. Photosynthesis forms a balanced energy cycle with the process of cellular respiration.
Detailed explanation-3: -After three cycles, a three-carbon molecule of G3P leaves the cycle to become part of a carbohydrate molecule. The remaining G3P molecules stay in the cycle to be regenerated into RuBP, which is then ready to react with more CO2. Photosynthesis forms an energy cycle with the process of cellular respiration.
Detailed explanation-4: -The third and final stage of the Calvin cycle is the regeneration of RuBP. Most of the G3P molecules produced in the previous step. More ATP is used to recycle the G3P and produce RuBP that will be used in carbon fixation, allowing the cycle to continue.