Kaplan bio question

[Manyak222]

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In the holy blue book, question 13 on bio says:
10 turns of the calvin cycle will produce 20 PGAL (aka G3P), formed from 6 CO2's and 6 RBP molecules.

How do they get 20? Each turn requires 3 CO2s and creates only 1 PGAL able to be used for sugar, while the other 5 created are turned into 3 molecules of RuBP. So 10 turns would require 30 CO2's and make 10 PGAL's and another 50 PGAL's to be turned into 30 RuBP's. Am I missing something or did kaplan hire that ******ed stapler guy from office space to write that question? 😱

this is my first day studying photosynthesis so bare with me

 

[joonkimdds]

In the holy blue book, question 13 on bio says:
10 turns of the calvin cycle will produce 20 PGAL (aka G3P), formed from 6 CO2's and 6 RBP molecules.

How do they get 20? Each turn requires 3 CO2s and creates only 1 PGAL able to be used for sugar, while the other 5 created are turned into 3 molecules of RuBP. So 10 turns would require 30 CO2's and make 10 PGAL's and another 50 PGAL's to be turned into 30 RuBP's. Am I missing something or did kaplan hire that ******ed stapler guy from office space to write that question? 😱

this is my first day studying photosynthesis so bare with me

did u make up that problem? or is the new edition have different way of stating the problem? mine only says
"10 turns of the calvin cycle will produce" it never said anything about 6CO2 or 6RBP.

Each turn doesn't require 3 CO2 and produce 1 PGAL.
Each turn only requires 1CO2 and 1 RuBP then makes 2PGAL.
3 turn requires 3CO2 and 3RuBP and then make 6PGAL, 5 recycles, 1 released.
since 1 cycle makes 2 PGAL, 10 cycles makes 20PGAL.
and I worked at staples for almost 2 years.

 

[Manyak222]

Ok, I get it now. the bio book im using uses 3 CO2s as if its a single turn. I can divide everything by 3 to get that, thanks so much.
PS, I didnt say anything about the store staples. You obviously never saw office space with that ******ed guy who keeps complaining that his boss stole his stapler and ends up burning the office.
Anyways thanks again 🙂

 

[joonkimdds]

Ok, I get it now. the bio book im using uses 3 CO2s as if its a single turn. I can divide everything by 3 to get that, thanks so much.
PS, I didnt say anything about the store staples. You obviously never saw office space with that ******ed guy who keeps complaining that his boss stole his stapler and ends up burning the office.
Anyways thanks again 🙂

Many books use 3CO2 as if it's a single turn.
That's why it took almost 1 year and a half for me to figure out what really happens in photosynthesis. U r lucky to find it out in ur first day of studying.
😍

I don't see something that doesn't have pretty girls in it. If there is a ******ed guy, that means there is no pretty girl in that show except austin power. (exception of Gold Member, I don't like Beyonce)