The Calvin Cycle - Advanced CK-12 Foundation

calvin cycle  The Calvin cycle has three stages In stage 1, the enzyme RuBisCO incorporates carbon dioxide into an organic molecule In stage 2, the organic molecule find a general overview of the light dependent and light independent reactions (Calvin Cycle

Section Summary Using the energy carriers formed in the first stage of photosynthesis, the Calvin cycle reactions fix CO2 from the environment to build The Calvin cycle is an energy consuming process that builds carbohydrates from smaller molecules It employs ATP as a source of energy and NADPH as a reducing

How the Calvin Cycle Works · 1 The Calvin Cycle takes place in the ______ of chloroplasts · 2 The Calvin Cycle uses ______, which are products of the light Each consumes one ATP and NADPH and transforms into a triose phosphate molecule One-sixth of the triose phosphates produced by the cycle is used in