Answer:
The correct answer would be Light independent reactions require the energy gathered in the thylakoids.
Photosynthesis can divided into two sub-processes or reactions:
Light-dependent reaction: It converts solar energy into chemical energy that is, ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and NADPH with the help of photolysisis of water. It takes place in thyllakoid membrane of the chloroplast.
Light-independent reaction: It fixes carbon obtained from carbon dioxide into the food or glucose with the help of enzyme RuBisCO (Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase).
It takes place in the stroma of the chloroplast and does not require the involvement of light however, it requires the products (ATP and NADPH) of the light reaction.
Fixation of 1 molecule of glucose requires 6 molecules of carbon dioxide, 9 molecules of ATP and 6 molecules of NADPH.
So, darkness indirectly affects the light-independent reaction.
Answer:
Binding of glucose to hexokinase causes a conformational change in the enzyme. This is an example of the<u> induce-fit </u>model of enzyme catalysis.
Explanation:
The induce- fit model is generally the most accepted theory for enzyme catalysis. This theory states that the active site of an enzyme is not always a perfect fit for a substrate. The substrate induces changes in the active site so that it can fit into the active site. This theory is contrary to the theory of lock and key model, which stated that substrates exist as a perfect match for particular active sites of an enzyme.
A locating overlapping sequences