Analyse the above reaction and answer the following question
a. How many molecules of ATP & NADPH are required to fix one molecule of CO2 ?
b. Where in the chloroplast does this process occur?
Answer -
a. 2 molecules of NADPH are required for the reduction process of carbon dioxide, whereas and 3 molecules of ATP are required to
carry out the process of phosphorylation. These, in turn, will fix one molecule of carbon dioxide.
b. The process occurs in the stroma.