In a cyanobacterium, the reactions that produce NADPH occur in
A) the light reactions alone.
B) the Calvin cycle alone.
C) both the light reactions and the Calvin cycle.
D) neither the light reactions nor the Calvin cycle.
E) the chloroplast, but is not part of photosynthesis.

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In cyanobacteria, NADPH is produced in the light reactions of photosynthesis, specifically in the photosystem I complex. The Calvin cycle, on the other hand, uses NADPH (and ATP) in the process of carbon fixation.

In a Cyanobacterium, the Reactions That Produce NADPH Occur in