Twelve PGAL molecules form when six CO2 are attached to six RuBP molecules. Two of these PGAL molecules are needed to form a 6-carbon sugar. What is the fate of the ten remaining PGAL molecules?
a. They are degraded.
b. They are converted back to carbon dioxide.
c. They are stored as extra PGAL molecules.
d. They are used during photorespiration.
e. They are converted to RuBP molecules.
e
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