Puzzle 5 : The Biosynthetic Phase (Calvin Cycle)

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Across
  1. 4. : The most abundant enzyme in the world (Acronym)
  2. 8. : The first step of the Calvin cycle; fixation of CO2 into a stable organic intermediate
  3. 11. : The product formed after reduction which serves as a precursor for starch and sucrose
  4. 14. : The third step of the Calvin cycle requiring 1 ATP for phosphorylation
  5. 15. : The type of photosynthesis Calvin studied to discover the C3 cycle
  6. 17. : Scientist who used radioactive 14C to discover the first CO2 fixation product
  7. 18. : The phase of photosynthesis that depends on the products of the light reaction (ATP and NADPH)
  8. 20. : RuBP is a 5-carbon ___ sugar
Down
  1. 1. : The step involving utilization of 2 molecules of ATP and 2 of NADPH per CO2 fixed
  2. 2. : Number of turns of the Calvin cycle required to remove one molecule of glucose
  3. 3. : The polymer stored in the chloroplast
  4. 5. : The disaccharide formed from triose phosphate in the cytosol
  5. 6. : The 3-carbon organic acid that is the first stable product of the Calvin cycle (Acronym)
  6. 7. : Required in both reduction and regeneration steps of the Calvin Cycle
  7. 9. : For every 3 molecules of CO2 entering, one molecule of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate goes ___ of the cycle
  8. 10. : The specific location of the Calvin Cycle enzymes
  9. 12. : Rubisco has an active site that can bind to CO2 and O2; hence the name includes Carboxylase-___
  10. 13. : The activator ion required for Rubisco activity
  11. 16. : Total ATP molecules required to synthesize one glucose molecule in the C3 pathway (Spell out)
  12. 19. : Total NADPH molecules required to synthesize one glucose molecule in the C3 pathway (Spell out)