Photosynthesis Question 81
81. Which one of the following is represented by Calvin cycle?
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(a) Reductive carboxylation
(b) Oxidative carboxylation
(c) Photophosphorylation
(d) Oxidative phosphorylation.
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Answer : a
Hints & Solution
(a) In dark phase of calvin cycle of photosynthesis, the $CO_2$ is reduced to glucose in stroma of chloroplast, making use of the ATP and $NADPH_2$, (available from light phase).
