Question

Is carbon fixation a light dependent reaction?

Answer 1

Carbon Fixation

1. The process through which plants absorb carbon from the atmosphere and convert it into metabolically active molecules is called carbon fixation.
2. No, carbon fixation is a light-independent or dark reaction.
3. It does not depend directly on light but consumes the products of photosynthetic photoreactions.
4. This creates a 6-carbon molecule that breaks down into two 3-carbon molecules (3-phosphoglyceric acid).
5. This part of the light-independent reaction is called carbon fixation.