If the Calvin cycle could proceed without light reactions, choose the most appropriate process for each of the two reactions.
-requires rubisco

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The Calvin cycle is the set of chemical reactions that take place in chloroplasts during photosynthesis. The cycle is light-independent because it takes place after the energy has been captured from sunlight. Rubisco (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) is an enzyme involved in the first major step of carbon fixation, a process by which atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted by plants to energy-rich molecules such as glucose. Therefore, rubisco is specifically required for the Calvin cycle, not for the light reactions.

If the Calvin Cycle Could Proceed Without Light Reactions, Choose