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Why are 6 co2 molecules required during the calvin cycle to make one molecule of glucose?.

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Because the carbohydrate molecule has six carbon atoms, it takes six turns of the Calvin cycle to make one carbohydrate molecule (one for each carbon dioxide molecule fixed).

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