Why Doesn't the Calvin Cycle End After a Three-Carbon Sugar

question 31

Multiple Choice

Why doesn't the Calvin cycle end after a three-carbon sugar is produced?

• A)because electrons are still excited in the photosystems
• B)because O₂ must be produced to act as a final electron acceptor
• C)because RuBP must be generated for the cycle to continue
• D)because there are not enough carbon building blocks in the cell

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