Objective: 1) Use a graphic
organizer to explain the Calvin
Cycle. 2) Draw a picture
showing where light and dark
reactions take place in the
chloroplasts.
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THE PURPOSE OF CALVIN CYCLE IS TO:
1) TAKE A CARBON FROM CO2 AND ADD IT TO A
5-CARBON MOLECULE.
2) THE 6-CARBON MOLECULE GETS CHANGED
THROUGH THE CYCLE DUE TO CONTACT WITH
ATP AND THE NADPH BUS.
3) FINAL PRODUCT
6-CARBON
GLUCOSE.
HELLO!
OUR NAME IS
GLUCOSE!
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C
C
C
C
C
C
H2O
C
CO2
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
ATP
ATP
C
C
C
NADPH
C C C C C C
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LIGHT REACTIONS: TAKES PLACE IN THE THYLAKOID
MEMBRANES IN CHLOROPLAST.
DARK REACTIONS: TAKES PLACE IN THE STROMA
(LIQUID) IN THE CHLOROPLAST.
STROMA
THYLAKOIDS
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