The Calvin cycle is essentially __________.

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The Calvin cycle is a reductive pentose phosphate cycle that occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms. It involves a series of enzymatic reactions that use energy from ATP and NADPH, which are produced during the light-dependent reactions, to reduce CO2 into carbohydrates. The cycle is not started by the capture of oxygen by Rubisco, and it is not a reverse citric acid cycle. Therefore, answer choices A, C, D, and E are incorrect.

The Calvin Cycle Is Essentially __________