TREE PHYSIOLOGY
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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Question
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How many carbon atoms are in RuBP?
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -RuBP has five atoms of carbon and a phosphate group on each end.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the C3 cycle, one molecule of CO2 is fixed onto a molecule of ribulose 1, 5-bisphosphate (RuBP), which has 5 carbon atoms.
Detailed explanation-3: -It needs an enzyme RuBisCO and ATP to do this. The number of carbon atoms present in ribulose biphosphate is five. Its chemical name is Ribulose-1, 5-diphosphate and chemical formula is C5H12O11P12.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rubisco takes carbon dioxide and attaches it to ribulose bisphosphate, a short sugar chain with five carbon atoms.
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