- 1(current)
Q. No.For the synthesis of one glucose molecule, the Calvin cycle operates for:
| 1. | 2 times | 2. | 4 times |
| 3. | 6 times | 4. | 8 times |
Subtopic: Â Dark Reaction : Calvin Cycle |
 94%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2000
Hints
For the assimilation of one CO2 molecule in C3 plants, the energy required in the form of ATP and NADPH2 is:
1. 2 ATP & 2 NADPH2
2. 5 ATP & 3 NADPH2
3. 3 ATP & 2 NADPH2
4. 18 ATP & 12 NADPH2
1. 2 ATP & 2 NADPH2
2. 5 ATP & 3 NADPH2
3. 3 ATP & 2 NADPH2
4. 18 ATP & 12 NADPH2
Subtopic: Â Dark Reaction : Calvin Cycle |
 79%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2000
Hints
In C3 plants, the first stable product of photosynthesis during the dark reaction is:
1. Oxaloacetic acid
2. 3-phosphoglyceric acid
3. Phosphoglyceraldehyde
4. Malic acid
Subtopic: Â Dark Reaction : Calvin Cycle |
 82%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2004
Hints
As compared to a -plant, how many additional molecules of ATP are needed for net production of one molecule of hexose sugar by -plants:
| 1. | Zero | 2. | Six |
| 3. | Two | 4. | Twelve |
Subtopic: Â Dark Reaction : Calvin Cycle |Â C4 Cycle (Hatch & Slack Pathway) |
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2005
Hints
- 1(current)
Q. No.
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