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BotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsMechanism of PhotosynthesisEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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The carbon dioxide acceptor in the Calvin cycle is

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Answer:
B
Solution:

In the Calvin cycle, initial CO2is accepted by Ribulose 1,5 diphosphate (RuBP) already present in the cells and a 6carbon addition compound is formed which is unstable. It soon gets converted into 2 molecules of 3 phosphoglyceric acid due to hydrolysis.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Photosynthesis in Higher PlantsSubtopic:Mechanism of Photosynthesis
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