For the Following Questions, Compare the Light Reactions with the Calvin

question 19

Multiple Choice

For the following questions, compare the light reactions with the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis in plants.
-The sugar that results from three "turns" of the Calvin cycle is glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) . Which of the following is a consequence of this?

• A)Formation of a molecule of glucose would require 9 "turns."
• B)G3P more readily forms sucrose and other disaccharides than it does monosaccharides.
• C)Some plants would not taste sweet to us.
• D)The formation of starch in plants involves assembling many G3P molecules, with or without further rearrangements.
• E)G3P is easier for a plant to store.

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