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Answer: 1. 3 molecules of ATP and 2 molecules of NADPH

Key idea: fixing one \(CO_2\) in the Calvin cycle costs 3 ATP and 2 NADPH.

One \(CO_2\) joins RuBP to give 2 molecules of 3-PGA. Converting these 2 PGA to triose phosphate uses 2 ATP and 2 NADPH. One more ATP is needed to regenerate RuBP (per \(CO_2\) fixed). Total = 3 ATP and 2 NADPH. For one glucose (6 \(CO_2\)) this is 18 ATP and 12 NADPH.

Doubtly AI · 30 Oct 2026 AI-generated · not yet verified Report
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