Question 1

How is rubisco activity controlled?

Accepted Answer

The presence of the carbamate at lysine

Question 2

________________ is an example of a mechanism of accelerating photosynthesis by increasing CO2 concentration.

Accepted Answer

C4, or Hat

Question 3

____________: These organisms obtain energy from chemical fuels.

Accepted Answer

A) rubisco 
B) transketolase 
C) crassulacean acid metabolism 
D) autotrophs 
E) C6
F)pyruvate-Pi dikinase
G)hexose monophosphate pool
H)heterotrophs
I)glycolysis
J)C4
K)sucrose
L)phosphoglycerate 
A) rubisco 
B) transketolase 
C) crassulacean acid metabolism 
D) autotrophs 
E) C6
F)pyruvate-Pi dikinase
G)hexose monophosphate pool
H)heterotrophs
I)glycolysis
J)C4
K)sucrose
L)phosphoglycerate

Question 4

The biochemist who first decribed the pathway for fixing CO2 is ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The biochemist who first decribed the pathway...

Question 5

What is the source of carbons for the Calvin cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  glucose 
B)  carbon dioxide 
C)  glycogen 
D)  glyoxylate 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  glucose 
B)  carbon dioxide 
C)  glycogen 
D)  glyoxylate 
E)  None of the above.

Question 6

The sugar ____________, found in plants, is readily transported and easily mobilized.

Accepted Answer

A) rubisco 
B) transketolase 
C) crassulacean acid metabolism 
D) autotrophs 
E) C6
F)pyruvate-Pi dikinase
G)hexose monophosphate pool
H)heterotrophs
I)glycolysis
J)C4
K)sucrose
L)phosphoglycerate 
A) rubisco 
B) transketolase 
C) crassulacean acid metabolism 
D) autotrophs 
E) C6
F)pyruvate-Pi dikinase
G)hexose monophosphate pool
H)heterotrophs
I)glycolysis
J)C4
K)sucrose
L)phosphoglycerate

Question 7

The first step of the Calvin cycle involves adding CO2 to ________________ to produce two molecules of 3-phosphoglycerate.

Accepted Answer

ribulose-1

Question 8

Rubisco is found:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the meso sheath bundles. 
B)  in the stroma of the choroplasts. 
C)  embedded in the plant cell wall. 
D)  in the lumen of the thylakoid disc. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  in the meso sheath bundles. 
B)  in the stroma of the choroplasts. 
C)  embedded in the plant cell wall. 
D)  in the lumen of the thylakoid disc. 
E)  None of the above.

Exam 23: The Calvin Cycle

How is rubisco activity controlled?

________________ is an example of a mechanism of accelerating photosynthesis by increasing CO2 concentration.

____________: These organisms obtain energy from chemical fuels.

The biochemist who first decribed the pathway for fixing CO2 is ________________.

What is the source of carbons for the Calvin cycle?

The sugar ____________, found in plants, is readily transported and easily mobilized.

The first step of the Calvin cycle involves adding CO2 to ________________ to produce two molecules of 3-phosphoglycerate.

Rubisco is found:

Biochemistry and the Unity of Life

Water, Weak Bonds, and the Generation of Order Out of Chaos

Amino Acids

Protein Three-Dimensional Structure

Techniques in Protein Biochemistry

Basic Concepts of Enzyme Action

Kinetics and Regulation

Mechanisms and Inhibitors

Hemoglobin: an Allosteric Protein

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Membrane Structure and Function

Signal Transduction Pathways

Digestion: Turning a Meal Into Cellular Biochemicals

Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design

Glycolysis

Gluconeogenesis

Preparation for the Cycle

Harvesting Electrons From the Cycle

The Electron Transport Chain

The Proton-Motive Force

The Light Reactions

Glycogen Degradation

Glycogen Synthesis

The Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Fatty Acid Degredation

Fatty Acid Synthesis

Lipid Synthesis

Amino Acid Degradation and the Urea Cycle

Amino Acids Synthesis

Nucleotide Metabolism

The Structure of Informational Macromolecules: Dna and Rna

DNA Replication

DNA Repair and Recombination

RNA Synthesis and Regulation in Prokaryotes

Gene Expression in Eukaryotes

RNA Processing in Eukaryotes

The Genetic Code

The Mechanism of Protein Synthesis

Recombinant Dna Techniques

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