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Where does the oxygen during photosynthesis come from?

C.Mila
Answered: May 01, 2018

The oxygen during photosynthesis comes from split water molecules. During photosynthesis, the plant absorbs water and carbon dioxide. After the absorption, the water molecules are disassembled...Read More

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What is the product of calvin cycle?

N. Kingsley, Writer
Answered: Apr 09, 2019

Calvin cycle, also known as the Benson Calvin cycle refers to a series of chemical reactions that take place in the chloroplast of a plant during photosynthesis. The cycle has four main ste...Read More

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Which best describes the activity of autotrophs?

Melmajack
Answered: Jan 09, 2025

They convert carbon dioxide and water into complex, energy-rich organic molecules

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What is the tissue that carries the plants water called?

L. Brett, Sales Manager
Answered: Mar 26, 2019

Xylem is the plant tissue that carries water; it is one of the transport systems present in a plant. Xylem transports water and soluble minerals from roots to other parts of the plant. It is also...Read More

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What are some of the myths about C3 and C4 plants?

Rnreda
Answered: Jan 09, 2025

C3 plants make glucose in the bundle sheath cells.

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What are the four things that a leaf needs in order to complete the process of photosynthesis?

Wyatt Williams
Answered: Jan 09, 2025

Carbon dioxide, water, sunlight, chlorophyll

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What would be likely to happen if the interior of the thylakoids of isolated chloroplasts were made acidic and then transferred in the dark to a pH-8 solution?

M. Kennedy, Web Content Writer
Answered: Jun 28, 2018

When this happens, the isolated chloroplasts will start creating ATP. Take note that ATP together with NADPH is usually needed in order to create photosynthetic cells. ATP is very important in...Read More

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What is the proper name of the food that plants produce during photosynthesis?

John Adney
Answered: Oct 03, 2017

It is also called starch(a more complex sugar) found in plants.

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Which organelle of the leaf reflects back excess light?

M. Porter, Senior Executive
Answered: Apr 10, 2019

The correct answer to this question is a wavy cuticle. The wavy cuticle helps plants keep up with the demands of the environment and can be found covering the leaves on all plants. It does so by...Read More

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Which of the following is a product of the Calvin cycle?

SAM
Answered: Dec 29, 2018

TheCalvin cycle(also known as the Benson-Calvin cycle) is the set of chemical reactions that take place in chloroplasts during photosynthesis. Thecycleis light-independent because it takes place...Read More

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What are the differences between C3, C4, and CAM plants?

John Smith
Answered: Jan 09, 2025

C3 plants: - co2 fixed to rubp by rubp carboxylase- forms 3-phosphoglycerate- chloroplasts in mesophyll cells- undergo photorespiration - best adapted to temperatures under 25 c and high moisturec4...Read More

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What is the chemical equation for respiration?

B.Lisa
Answered: Feb 26, 2018

The second half of this equation is “6H2O + 6CO2 + ATP”. However, photosynthesis to respiration would read “6CO2 + 6H2O + LIGHT ---> C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---> 6H2O + 6CO2 + ATP”....Read More

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Can the equation for photosynthesis be explained in words?

N. Kingsley, Writer
Answered: Jun 26, 2018

Photosynthesis is the process whereby plants make their food in sunlight in the presence of chlorophyll. The equation for photosynthesis shows the raw materials, carbon dioxide and water...Read More

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What is the difference between NPP and GPP?

W.Willow
Answered: Mar 05, 2020

GPP means Gross primary production, which is the rate at which producers in an ecosystem absorb an amount of chemical energy as biomass in a given period of time. Biomass is the mass of living...Read More

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