During which phase of photosynthesis is carbon dioxide incorporated into organic
Practice Questions
Q1
During which phase of photosynthesis is carbon dioxide incorporated into organic molecules?
Light reactions
Calvin cycle
Photorespiration
Electron transport chain
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
During which phase of photosynthesis is carbon dioxide incorporated into organic molecules?
Correct Answer: Calvin cycle
Step 1: Understand that photosynthesis has two main phases: the light-dependent reactions and the light-independent reactions (Calvin cycle).
Step 2: Know that carbon dioxide is a gas that plants take in from the air.
Step 3: Learn that during the Calvin cycle, which is part of the light-independent reactions, carbon dioxide is used to create organic molecules.
Step 4: Remember that the Calvin cycle occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts in plant cells.
Photosynthesis – The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.
Calvin Cycle – The set of chemical reactions that take place in chloroplasts during photosynthesis, where carbon dioxide is fixed into organic molecules.
