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प्रश्न
Explain the Term Calvin Cycle.
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उत्तर
Calvin Cycle: The biochemical reactions, initiated by Rubisco, that result in the reduction of CO2 to a carbohydrate (also known as the photosynthetic carbon reduction cycle).
संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following:
Mention two significant advantages of photosynthesis to the living world as a whole.
Define the following:
Plant pigments
The diagram alongside represents an experiment conducted to prove the importance of a factor in photosynthesis.
Study the same and then answer the questions that follow:
(i) Name the factor being studied in his experiment.
(ii) Why was the plant kept in a dark room before conducting the experiment?
(iii}Why was the experimental leaf then kept in
1. boiling water 2. methylated spirit?
(iv) Name the solution used to test for the presence of starch in the leaf.
(v) What will we observe in the experimental leaf at the end of the starch test?
(vi) Give a balanced chemical equation to represent the process of photosynthesis.
Choose the correct answer:
Which of the following gas is used in photosynthesis?
The production of starch, and not glucose, is often used as a measure of photosynthesis in leaves because
Which one chemical reaction occurs during photosynthesis?
What is the importance of photosynthesis in the life of the following:
Non-green plants
Explain the Term Free Energy.
Give technical term:
The form of energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis.
Study the pictures below and then complete the table by putting a plus (+) if the shoot or root grows towards the stimulus and a minus (-) if it grows away from it.
| Stimulus | Light | Gravity |
| Shoot | + | - |
| Root | ? | + |
