Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceNEETSTD 11 - 11. photosynthesis in higher plants4 Marks
MCQ
First stable product of Calvin cycle has
A
$2$ carbon atoms
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$3$ carbon atoms
C
$4$ carbon atoms
D
$6$ carbon atoms
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Answer
Correct option: B.
$3$ carbon atoms
b (b) Ribulose -$1, 5$ biphosphate $(RuBP)$ acts as $CO_2$ acceptor and $6$ mols $RuBP$ react with $6$ mols of $CO_2$ and given rise to $3$ - phosphoglyceric acid, $3\ PGA$ is a first stable compound in $C_3$ cycle (a $3$ carbon atom).
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