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Photosynthesis Problem Set 2
Problem 3: Equation for dark reaction.  
 The equation for the dark reaction of photosynthesis in C-3 plants is as follows:
 
Which of the following statements about the dark reaction is true?  
 
 
| A. | ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase, or RUBISCO is the CO2-fixing
       enzyme for this process. |  
| B. | the reactions occur in the chloroplast stroma. |  
| C. | the ATP and NADPH required for this process are produced by the light
       reactions of photosynthesis. |  
| D. | this process is the primary source of reduced, carbon-containing
       compounds for all living organisms. |  
| E. | all of the statements are true. 
All of these statements about carbohydrate biosynthesis in chloroplasts are true.
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