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RCMultiple Choice

Cell Differentiation and Specialization — Cumulative exam

Question 19 • PMHS Biology I Q2

Sheela wants to demonstrate the importance of photosynthesis to plants and the other living organisms that eat plants. She models the process of photosynthesis that is specifically involved in the production of sugars.Which process in the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis is she modeling?

Answer
A
the production of oxygen
B
the production of glucose
C
the production of carbon dioxide
D
the production of water

Explanation

The light-independent reactions, also called the Calvin cycle, use carbon dioxide and energy from the light-dependent reactions to build sugars. Glucose is a sugar, so the process Sheela is modeling is the production of glucose. Oxygen is produced during the light-dependent reactions, not the light-independent reactions.

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