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Date November 2011 Marks available 1 Reference code 11N.1.HL.TZ0.15
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Question number 15 Adapted from N/A

Question

What happens to triose phosphate (TP) in the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis?

A. TP is reduced to glycerate-3-phosphate (GP).
B. TP is linked to CO2 by ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco).
C. TP is oxidized by NADPH + H+.
D. TP is regenerated into ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP).

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

N/A

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level » Topic 8: Metabolism, cell respiration and photosynthesis » 8.3 Photosynthesis
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