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In one to three sentences, describe what happens

during the reduction stage of the Calvin cycle.

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Answer:

ATP and NADPH transfer chemical energy to 3-PGA.

Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P) is created.

G3P is used to make sugar.

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In the light-independent reaction, products of the light reaction are used to make sugars. Here, in the Calvin cycle, the enzyme, RuBisCO, catalyzes the fixation of CO2 with Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP). Organic molecules are reduced and RuBP is regenerated

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