🍬 Calvin Cycle

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8th grade biology

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Calvin cycle

Second stage of photosynthesis that uses ATP and NADPH to build sugars from CO₂

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Carbon fixation

Process of attaching CO₂ to RuBP

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Rubisco

Enzyme that catalyzes carbon fixation

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3-PGA

First stable 3-carbon compound formed in Calvin cycle

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G3P

Sugar precursor produced in Calvin cycle

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RuBP

5-carbon molecule regenerated to continue the cycle

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Glucose

Final sugar product assembled from G3

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2nd Stage of Calvin Cycle

Reduction of 3-PGA

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3rd Stage of Calvin cycle

Regeneration of Rubp