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Some people informally call the light-dependent reactions the “light reactions” and the light-independent reactions the “dark reactions.” Why is this naming system misleading?

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This system could be misleading because it means that light independent reactions need the dark, or only happen in the dark.

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Dark is a state of no light and no energy. Dark affects nothing.
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