pays to corn farmers? CHAPTER. 7. Biochemical Pathways—. Photosynthesis. 135. PART II CORNERSTONES: CHEMISTRY, CELLS, AND METABOLISM. CHAPTER OUTLINE. 7.1 Photosynthesis and Life 136. 7.2 An Overview of Photosynthesis 136. 7.3 The Metabolic Pathways of Photosynthesis 139. read more
a type of photosynthesis that is found in tropical grasses in which a four-carbon compound, malate, is the first stable product of carbon fixation; carbon dioxide is later drawn out of the malate and into the Calvin-Benson cycle rather that directly from air. read more
photosynthesis involves a complex series of chemical reactions, in which the product of one reaction is consumed in the next reaction. A series of reactions linked in this way is referred to as a biochemical pathway. read more