The first step of the calvin cycle is the incorporation of into
a) o2… g3p
b) rubp… o2
c) co2… rubp
d) g3p… rubp

The correct answer is: C) CO2… RuBP

Calvin cycle is the second phase of photosynthesis also called light-independent reactions (no light required for this step). This process occurs in in the stroma (the inner space of chloroplasts) and during it three-carbon sugars are produced from CO2. Calvin cycle can be divided into three steps:

1.Carbon fixation where CO2 from the air is “apsorbed” by plants and combined with a five-carbon acceptor molecule, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP). Formed molecule with 6 C atoms is then split into two 3-phosphoglyceric acid (3-PGA) molecules by the enzyme rubisco.

2.Reduction refers to conversion of 3-PGA to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P), sugar that can be used in further steps of photosynthesis.

3.Regeneration refers to recycle of some G3P in order to regenerate the RuBP acceptor for the carbon fixation.

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