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any process, such as photosynthesis, whereby atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds
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Carbon fixation — is a process found in autotrophs (organisms that produce their own food), usually driven by photosynthesis, whereby carbon dioxide is changed into organic materials. Carbon fixation can also be carried out by the process of calcification in… … Wikipedia
C4 carbon fixation — is one of three biochemical mechanisms, along with C3 and CAM photosynthesis, used in carbon fixation. It is named for the 4 carbon molecule present in the first product of carbon fixation in these plants, in contrast to the 3 carbon molecule… … Wikipedia
C3 carbon fixation — is a metabolic pathway for carbon fixation in photosynthesis. This process converts carbon dioxide and ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP, a 5 carbon sugar) into 3 phosphoglycerate through the following reaction::6 CO2 + 6 RuBP → 12 3… … Wikipedia
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Fixation — may refer to the following:In science: *Fixation (psychology), the state in which an individual becomes obsessed with an attachment to another human, an animal, or an inanimate object *Fixation (visual) maintaining the gaze in a constant… … Wikipedia
Carbon-13 — Infobox isotope alternate names = symbol =C mass number =13 mass = num neutrons =7 num protons =6 abundance =1.109% halflife = error halflife = background =#F99 text color = decay product = decay symbol = decay mass = decay mode1 = decay energy1 … Wikipedia
fixation — ► NOUN 1) the action of fixating or the state of being fixated. 2) an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something. 3) the process by which some plants and micro organisms combine chemically with gaseous nitrogen or carbon dioxide… … English terms dictionary
Carbon-14 — Infobox isotope background = #999999 isotope name = Carbon 14 num neutrons = 8 num protons = 6 isotope filename = alternate names = radiocarbon mass number=14 abundance = 1 part per trillion symbol=C decay product = 14N halflife=5,730 error… … Wikipedia
carbon cycle — 1. Ecol. the circulation of carbon atoms in the biosphere as a result of photosynthetic conversion of carbon dioxide into complex organic compounds by plants, which are consumed by other organisms: the carbon returns to the atmosphere in the form … Universalium
fixation — 1. The condition of being firmly attached or set. 2. In histology, the rapid killing of tissue elements and their preservation and hardening to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body. SYN: fixing. 3. In… … Medical dictionary
