The joining of inorganic carbon dioxide into an organic molecule
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RUBISCO
The enzyme that joins carbon dioxide to ribulose biphosphate to make an unstable six carbon compound
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What does RuBP stand for
Ribulose biphosphate, a five carbon compound
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What is formed from the splitting of the unstable 6 carbon compound
Glycerate-3-phosphate
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What forms when you reduce glycerate-3-phosphate using hydrogen from NADP
Triose phosphate
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Who was Calvin
The scientist who investigated the light independent reactions, the cycle is named after him
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What is autoradiography
The use of carbon-14 to track the passage of carbon dioxide through the interconversions of organic molecules, using photographic film to detect the isotope.
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What type of chromatography gives better seperation of mixtures of molecules
Two-way chromatography
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Which container's shape allows light penetration to all cells
Lollipop Flask, the container in which the algae in Calvin's experiment were kept
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How can you halt the reactions of photosynthesis quickly
Pour hot ethanol over it
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RUBISCO
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The enzyme that joins carbon dioxide to ribulose biphosphate to make an unstable six carbon compound
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What does RuBP stand for
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What is formed from the splitting of the unstable 6 carbon compound
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What forms when you reduce glycerate-3-phosphate using hydrogen from NADP
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