A atlanta213 Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jun 14, 2008 Messages 412 Reaction score 1 Points 4,531 Pre-Dental Jul 10, 2008 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Hello, I want to ask dumb question. What does fixing co2 mean? I don't quite understand this. sorry!
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Hello, I want to ask dumb question. What does fixing co2 mean? I don't quite understand this. sorry!
mddang Full Member 15+ Year Member Joined Dec 30, 2007 Messages 329 Reaction score 4 Points 4,551 Location Houston, TX Pre-Dental Jul 10, 2008 #2 It is to convert CO2 to a usable form. Similar to nitrogen fixation, except this is for carbon. Carbon fixation usually occurs in photosynthetic organisms. Upvote 0 Downvote
It is to convert CO2 to a usable form. Similar to nitrogen fixation, except this is for carbon. Carbon fixation usually occurs in photosynthetic organisms.
osimsDDS Full Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jun 8, 2007 Messages 925 Reaction score 2 Points 4,571 Location SO/NOR-CAL Pre-Dental Jul 10, 2008 #3 usually photosynthetic organisms fix CO2 to a carbohydrate form such as glucose via the Calvin Cycle Upvote 0 Downvote