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What does the Calvin cycle do

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the calvin cycle is the set of chemical reactions taking place in the chloroplasts during photosynthesis. this is light independent because its taking place after the energy has been captured from sunlight
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The Calvin Cycle. Plants use energy from the sun in tiny energy factories called chloroplasts. Using chlorophyll in the process of photosynthesis, they convert the sun's energy into storable form in ordered sugar molecules such as glucose.
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