The Calvin Cycle & Limiting Factors

What is the location of the Calvin Cycle in plants?

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplasts

• Nucleus

• Ribosomes

What is the purpose of the Calvin Cycle?

• To break down glucose

• To produce oxygen

• To use energy from light-dependent reactions to build sugar from carbon dioxide

• To absorb sunlight

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Fill in the blank: The Calvin Cycle uses energy from _______ to convert carbon dioxide into glucose.

• light-dependent reactions

• cellular respiration

• glycolysis

• fermentation

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Which of the following is an input in the Calvin Cycle?

• Oxygen

• Glucose

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water

Fill in the blank: G3P, a 3-carbon sugar, is an output of the Calvin Cycle and is used to make _______.

• glucose and other sugars

• proteins

• lipids

• nucleic acids

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Which of the following molecules is not needed for the Calvin Cycle?

• CO₂
• ATP
• NADPH
• H₂O

Where does the Calvin Cycle occur?

• thylakoid
• stroma
• lumen
• mitochondria