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A-LevelBiologyPhotosynthesisFeb/Mar 2018Paper 4 Q410 Marks

Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (rubisco) is an important enzyme involved in the light independent stage (Calvin cycle) of photosynthesis. It fixes carbon by combining carbon dioxide with RuBP. In certain situations, the active site of rubisco becomes occupied by a sugar phosphate, making the enzyme inactive. Rubisco can become active again in the presence of another enzyme, rubisco activase.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology (9700) Feb/Mar 2018 examination, Paper 4 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Photosynthesis and is worth 10 marks.

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