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Carbon fixation

Carbon fixation

(Science: plant biology) The process by which photosynthetic organisms such as plants turn inorganic carbon (usually carbon dioxide) into organic compounds (us. Carbohydrates).


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Photosynthesis question

in C4 photosynthesis, does carbon fixation take place in the mesophyll and then transferred to the bundle-sheath cells where CO2 is released ...

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by seders99
Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:54 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Photosynthesis question
Replies: 6
Views: 766

Re: Prokaryotes Question

Wikipedia has a list of prokaryote organelles: carboxysome - carbon fixation chlorosome - photosynthesis flagellum - movement in external medium magnetosome - magnetic ...

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by GaryGaulin
Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:06 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Prokaryotes Question
Replies: 8
Views: 921

Re: Heterotrophs and Carbon Fixation

Heterotrophs are just opposite to autotrophs. The carbon fixing mechanism is quite differnt too! ----------------- saranya.l Blaze Infotech

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by saranyal
Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:18 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Heterotrophs and Carbon Fixation
Replies: 7
Views: 1315

Heterotrophs and Carbon Fixation

... some old notes concerning microbial metabolism, and I came up on a problem. In some of my notes, I have it written that heterotrophs use pre-fixed carbon in the form of organics to meet their need of a carbon source because they cannot fix their own carbon. In other notes, however, I have it written ...

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by Elersong
Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:01 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Heterotrophs and Carbon Fixation
Replies: 7
Views: 1315

Photosynthesis Trivia

... 3. The net equation for photosynthesis produces (A.) water and carbon dioxide (B.) water and oxygen (C.) carbohydrate and carbon dioxide ... acid (C.) oxaloacetate (D.) carbon dioxide (E.) none of these 13. The fixation of carbon dioxide into energy rich glucose occurs during (A.) glycolysis ...

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by vstexas09
Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:46 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Photosynthesis Trivia
Replies: 5
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