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Where are the ATP and NADPH Used?

Question

Which alga was used by Calvin and his associates during photosynthetic research?

Easy

A

Chlorella
B

Volvox
C

Chlamydomonas
D

Spirogyra

Solution

The use of radioisotope ${}^{14}C$ by Calvin in algal photosynthesis of Chlorella led to the discovery of the first CO₂ fixation product that is a 3 carbon organic acid called 3 phosphoglyceric acid or in short 3 PGA. It has 3 carbon atoms thus cycle named C₃ cycle.

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