What is the function of the enzyme Rubisco in the Calvin cycle? Release CO2 from photosynthesis Capture oxygen to carry out cellular respiration O Release oxygen from photosynthes O Capture CO₂ to incorporate it into sugars Capture light energy to produce sugars

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Explain details about the stages of photosynthesis in plants
What is the function of the enzyme Rubisco in the Calvin cycle?
Release CO2 from photosynthesis
Capture oxygen to carry out cellular respiration
Release oxygen from photosynthesis
O Capture CO2 to incorporate it into sugars
Capture light energy to produce sugars
Transcribed Image Text:Explain details about the stages of photosynthesis in plants What is the function of the enzyme Rubisco in the Calvin cycle? Release CO2 from photosynthesis Capture oxygen to carry out cellular respiration Release oxygen from photosynthesis O Capture CO2 to incorporate it into sugars Capture light energy to produce sugars
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The enzyme RuBisCO is the most abundant protein in the whole biosphere. It stands for Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase. It is the enzyme responsible for fixation of carbondioxide into sugars during the biosynthetic phase of photosynthesis. It catalyzes the first reaction of Calvin cycle i.e., carboxylation of CO2 with ribulose bisphosphate to give two molecules of 3-phosphoglyceric acid. 

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