Learning Objectives for "Light-Independent Reactions"

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

 

 

1. Briefly describe the overall function of the light-independent reactions in photosynthesis and state where in the chloroplast they occur.

2. State how the light-dependent and light-independent reactions are linked during photosynthesis.

3. State the reactants and the products for the light-independent reactions.

4. Briefly describe the following stages of the Calvin cycle:

a. CO2 fixation
b. production of G3P
c. regeneration of RuBP

5. State the significance of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) in the Calvin cycle.

 

 

Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.

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Last updated: Feb., 2020
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