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Calvin Cycle Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Photos­ynt­hesis

Stores Energy in Glucose
6CO2 + 6H2O +ENERGY= C6H12O6 + 6O2

2 Stages of Photos­ynt­hesis

Light Dependent Reaction
Light Indepe­ndent Reaction / Calvin Cycle

Loca­tion

Calvin Cycle takes place in the
Stroma of the Chloro­plasts

Calvin Cycle

Products of Light Dependent Reaction ATP and NADP.2H drive Calvin Cycle
Needs
ATP
Hydrogen + ions (Cations)
to keep going

Brief look at the 3 Stages of Calvin Cycle

1) Carbon dioxide combines with Riblulose Biphos­phate to Form 2 molecules of Glycerate 3-phos­phate
2) ATP and NADP.2H are required for the reduction of glycerate 3-phos­phate to Triose phosphate
3) Ribulose biphos­phate is regene­rated

Triose Phosphate

can be used to make glucose and other organic substances

Simple

  

Starting Compound

Ribulose Biphos­phate

Finishing Compound

Triose Phosphate for making glucose
Ribulose Biphos­phate regene­rated back into the calvin cycle
to combine with CO2 again to make GP

Building Materials

Calvin Cycle starting point for the making of organic substances a plant needs
Molecules used to make
Carboh­ydrates
Lipids
Amino Acids

Glossary

RUBP
Ribulose Biphos­phate
GP
Glycerate 3-phos­phate
TP
Triose Phosphate

Calvin Cycle Info

Starting point for all organic substances a plant needs
Triose phosphate is used to make glucose
3 turns of calvin cycle produces 6 TP

Products of the Calvin Cycle

Triose Phosphate
Ribulose Biphos­phate
Triose phosphate used for making glucose
 

Calvin Cycle

1st Stage

CO2 Enters through the Stomata into the Stroma
CO2 combines with RuBP
Unstable 6 Carbon compound
Breaks into 3 GP

2nd Stage

Hydrolysis of ATP
Turns 3 GP into TP
This reaction requires H+ Ions from NADP.2H
TP converted into useful Organinc Compounds (Glucose)

3rd Stage

TP not used is regene­rated back intp RuBP
RuBP uses the rest of ATP produced by light dependent Reaction

Photop­hos­pho­ryl­ation

photos­ystems linked by Electron carriers
ETC are protiens that transfer electrons
Light energy excites electrons
photolysis of water produces H+ electrons and Oxygen
Energy from electrons makes ATP
And generates reduced NADP