Rubisco in C3, C4, and CAM Photosynthesis (VCE SSCE Biology): Flashcards

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Rubisco full name

Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase

Photorespiration

Wasteful process when Rubisco binds O2\text{O}_2 not CO2\text{CO}_2

Carbon fixation

Converting inorganic CO2\text{CO}_2 to organic compounds

% of plant species that are C3

Approximately 85%

C4 plants separation type

Spatial - between different cell types

CAM plants separation type

Temporal - between night and day

Conditions increasing photorespiration

Hot and dry

Molecule CO2\text{CO}_2 reacts with in Calvin cycle

RuBP (ribulose bisphosphate)

Where Calvin cycle occurs in C4 plants

Bundle-sheath cells

When CAM plant stomata open

At night

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