Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Question 158

Question: How many Calvin cycle form one hexose molecule [CBSE PMT 1996, 2000]

Options:

A) 2

B) 6

C) 4

D) 8

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

As calvin cycle takes only one carbon (as $ CO_2 $ ) at, a time.

So it takes six turns of the cycle to produce a net gain of one hexose or glucose.