PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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carbon dioxide.
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oxygen.
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water.
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cellulose.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ultimate goal of the light-independent reactions (or Calvin cycle) is to assemble a molecule of glucose. This is the part of photosynthesis that requires the CO2 the plant gets from the air. Essentially, the plant needs the carbon from the CO2 to create the building blocks for glucose.
Detailed explanation-2: -The requirements or ingredients for light-independent reactions are carbon dioxide and energy in the form of ATP and NADPH. The light-independent reactions take in these required ingredients and make glucose.
Detailed explanation-3: -In light-independent reactions (the Calvin cycle), carbohydrate molecules are assembled from carbon dioxide using the chemical energy harvested during the light-dependent reactions.