Question

fixation of co2 in dark reaction​

Answer 1

Fixation of CO2 in dark reaction.

Explanation:

• Dark reaction is also called carbon fixing reaction, it is light independent in which sugar molecules are formed from the carbondioxide and water molecules .
• It occurs in stroma of the chloroplast , where the products of light reaction are utilized.
• The primary acceptor of carbondioxide is the RUBP.
• 6 molecules of RUBP reacts with 6 molecules of carbondioxide and 6 molecules of water giving rise to 12 molecules of 3-phosphoglyceric acid.