Do we have to memorise all the steps to the Calvin Cycle?

[Voltman]

How much are we expected to know for the exams?

[hard]

just remember that carbon dioxide enters the stroma of the chloroplast and is attached to ribulose bisphosphate which is a 5-carbon molecule which is catalyzed by the enzyme ribusco. This creates a 6 carbon unstable molecule which is then split into two 3 carbon molecules. ATP produced from the light dependent stage prove the engergy to drive this stage and the NADPH produce in the light dependent stage is used to convert 3 carbon into phosphoglyceraldehyde. This then may be used to produce sugar molecules like starch etc etc.

[shinny]

For photosynthesis/cellular respiration, you only need to know the inputs/outputs for each stage of them pretty much, but not the individual reactions within each stage. So yes, you won't need to know the steps WITHIN the Calvin Cycle.

[nerd]

According to VCAA:

The main stages and their names (Calvin, Kreb’s) are required for photosynthesis and cellular respiration. No details of the biochemical pathways are required; however, the inputs and outputs of each should be known in general terms.

The role of the ATP/ADP cycle in biochemical pathways is required.

[Edmund]

Woah Calvin Cycle

I thought there were only Krebs Cycle and Citric Acid Cycle

[hard]

calvin cycle = citric acid cycle

[shinny]

Woah Calvin Cycle

I thought there were only Krebs Cycle and Citric Acid Cycle

calvin cycle = citric acid cycle

More like Krebs cycle=citric acid cycle

[hard]

Woah Calvin Cycle

I thought there were only Krebs Cycle and Citric Acid Cycle

calvin cycle = citric acid cycle

More like Krebs cycle=citric acid cycle

o shit yes sorry, it was 8.25 AM ;p

[physics]

We dont have to learn the whole calvin cycle to deatil....just where they occur!
My teacher taught me a great way to remeber where photosyntheisis occur.
it occurs in the grana then the stroma. Which u can remeber as : 'g' comes before 's'.
HOPES this helps you

[NE2000]

No you don't need to memorise all the steps to the Calvin cycle...and you should note that what you have is just a fraction of all the steps to the Calvin cycle. Last year our teacher gave us a handout with a more steps involved, the circle that's probably depicted in your book gets a lot bigger.