As a Research Scientist, You Measure the Amount of ATP

question 6

Multiple Choice

As a research scientist, you measure the amount of ATP and NADPH consumed by the Calvin cycle in 1 hour. You find 30,000 molecules of ATP consumed, but only 20,000 molecules of NADPH. What is the source of the extra ATP?

• A) photosystem II
• B) photosystem I
• C) cyclic electron flow
• D) linear electron flow

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