AP BIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

LIGHT DEPENDENT REACTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT a reactant of the Calvin Cycle?
A
NADPH
B
ATP
C
Oxygen
D
Carbon dioxide
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct option is ‘Light’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Calvin Cycle You’ve learned that the first, light-dependent stage of photosynthesis uses two of the three reactants, water and light, and produces one of the products, oxygen gas (a waste product of this process).

Detailed explanation-3: -Plants rely on the photosynthesis process to obtain energy by two steps: (1) to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose from sunlight in thylakoids; (2) in the Calvin cycle, energy (adenosine triphosphate, ATP) and oxygen (O2) are released when decomposing glucose into pyruvate in stroma [14].

Detailed explanation-4: -The reactants are CO2, NADPH, and ATP.

Detailed explanation-5: -NADPH donates electrons is not part of the Calvin cycle. Production of ATP is not part of the Calvin cycle. Fixation of carbon dioxide is part of the Calvin cycle.

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