A chloroplast cutaway shows stacked thylakoids, light absorption, water oxidation, proton movement and ATP synthase. Follow ATP and NADPH into a separate Calvin-cycle ring in the stroma.
• 3D scene parts: Chloroplast envelope; grana / thylakoid membranes; light capture / water oxidation; atp synthase and proton path; calvin cycle in stroma. • Controls: Relative incident light (0–1 fraction); Relative CO₂ availability (0–1 fraction); Block photosynthetic electron transport. • Live readouts: Glucose-equivalent net rate (units/s); Accumulated carbohydrate equivalent (units); Net O₂ production (units); CO₂ fixed (units). • Guided experiments: No light; CO₂ limited. • Four tabs (visual laboratory, curves and measurements, experiments, learn and assess), a model-verification run, a timestamped event log and a trial report.
Net teaching balance: 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + light → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ Rate = min(light, CO₂ availability), or zero if transport blocked O₂ produced = CO₂ fixed = 6 × glucose equivalent
Molecular geometry, organelle dimensions and animation time are enlarged and illustrative. Colors identify structures rather than natural tissue color. This is a conceptual teaching model, not a cell physiology predictor. This is a steady-state stoichiometric teaching balance with no energy pools, kinetics, photorespiration or photon/ATP stoichiometry. The Calvin cycle produces triose phosphate; glucose is a net accounting equivalent. Try the preset experiments, then compare the live readouts with the equations.
No. Geometry is enlarged and time is a teaching playback scale.
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Molecular geometry, organelle dimensions and animation time are enlarged and illustrative. Colors identify structures rather than natural tissue color. This is a conceptual teaching model, not a cell physiology predictor. This is a steady-state stoichiometric teaching balance with no energy pools, kinetics, photorespiration or photon/ATP stoichiometry. The Calvin cycle produces triose phosphate; glucose is a net accounting equivalent.