Melvin Calvin

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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1. When was Melvin Calvin born?April 8, 1911
2. Where was Melvin Calvin born?Billings, Montana, USA
3. What is Melvin Calvin known for?Elucidation of the Calvin cycle, a central pathway in photosynthesis
4. Who was Melvin Calvin?Melvin Calvin was a scientist born in 1911 in Montana. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where he spent most of his career. In 1961 he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on photosynthesis.
5. What is the Calvin cycle?The Calvin cycle is the part of photosynthesis that uses energy from light to turn carbon dioxide into sugars. It happens inside the chloroplasts of plant cells.

Photosynthesis: The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.
Calvin Cycle: A set of chemical reactions that take place in the chloroplasts of plants during photosynthesis, converting carbon dioxide into glucose.
Biochemistry: The branch of science concerned with the chemical and physical processes that take place within living organisms.