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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 1002

Q1002

Number of Calvin cycles required to generate a molecule of hexose is

A.
2
B.
4
C.
6
Answer
D.
8

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The number of Calvin cycles required to generate a molecule of hexose is 6.
One turn of the Calvin cycle fixes one molecule of carbon dioxide. Thus, six turns of the Calvin cycle are required to produce one molecule of hexose sugar.