Which of the following statements best represents the relationships between the light reactions and the Calvin cycle?
A) The light reactions provide ATP and NADPH to the Calvin cycle, and the Calvin cycle returns ADP,i, and NADP+ to the light reactions.
B) The light reactions provide ATP and NADPH to the carbon fixation step of the Calvin cycle, and the cycle provides water and electrons to the light reactions.
C) The light reactions supply the Calvin cycle with CO2 to produce sugars, and the Calvin cycle supplies the light reactions with sugars to produce ATP.
D) The light reactions provide the Calvin cycle with oxygen for electron flow, and the Calvin cycle provides the light reactions with water to split.
E) There is no relationship between the light reactions and the Calvin cycle.

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The light reactions provide the energy (ATP) and reducing power (NADPH) that the Calvin cycle needs to fix carbon dioxide into sugars. In return, the Calvin cycle uses the energy-depleted forms of the energy carriers (ADP and NADP+) to be recharged by the light reactions. The other options do not accurately describe the relationship between the light reactions and the Calvin cycle.

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