The Calvin Cycle Is Essentially

question 73

Multiple Choice

The Calvin cycle is essentially

• A) started by the oxygen capture by Rubisco.
• B) a reductive pentose phosphate cycle.
• C) the reductive, or reverse, tricarboxylic acid cycle.
• D) a pathway to synthesize fatty acids but not sugars.
• E) a pathway that is used only when light is present.

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Variable

An attribute or characteristic that can assume different values among subjects in a study or items in a data set, each potentially impacting outcomes.

Least Squares Estimates

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Simple Linear Regression

A statistical method that models the linear relationship between a single independent variable and a dependent variable by fitting a linear equation to observed data.

Slope

The rate of change in the variable on the y-axis per unit change in the variable on the x-axis in a linear equation.