AP BIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

THE CALVIN CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following statements best represents the relationships between the light reactions and the Calvin cycle?
A
The light reactions provide ATP and NADPH to the Calvin cycle, and the Calvin cycle returns ADP, ℗i, and NADP+ to the light reactions.
B
The light reactions provide ATP and NADPH to the carbon fixation step of the Calvin cycle, and the Calvin cycle returns ADP, ℗i, and NADP+ to the light reactions.
C
The light reactions supply the Calvin cycle with CO2 to produce sugars, and the Calvin cycle supplies the light reactions with sugars to produce ATP.
D
The light reactions provide the Calvin cycle with oxygen for carbon fixation, and the Calvin cycle provides the light reactions with sugars to produce ATP.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer c: The light reaction provides ATP and NADPH to the Calvin cycle and it returns ADP, pi, NADP+ to light reactions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements best represents the relationships between the light reactions and Calvin cycle? The light reactions provide ATP and NADPH to the Calvin cycle, and the cycle returns ADP, Pi, and NADP+ to the light reactions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the light-dependent and light-independent reactions of photosynthesis? The light-independent reactions release energy, and the light-dependent reactions require energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -the light dependent reactions are a brick while the calvin cycle is a brick wall.

Detailed explanation-5: -Reduction. In the second stage, ATP and NADPH are used to convert the 3-PGA molecules into molecules of a three-carbon sugar, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P). This stage gets its name because NADPH donates electrons to, or reduces, a three-carbon intermediate to make G3P.

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