Light intensity effect on Calvin cycle

Cards (2)

  • High light intensity increases light dependent reactions, more energy to excite e^- so more photophosphorylation; more ATP and NADPH production reduce GP to TP and phosphorylate TP to RuBP (low GP levels and high TP and RuBP levels)
  • At low light intensities, light dependent reactions stop; no ATP or NADPH production, so light independent reactions also stop (high GP and low TP and RuBP levels)