The most direct product of the Calvin-Benson cycle, which can be used to continue to cycle but which is also exported for other uses such as glucose synthesis, is ____.
A) PGAL
B) PGA
C) RuBP
D) NADPH
E) ATP

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PGAL (phosphoglyceraldehyde), also known as G3P (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate), is the direct product of the Calvin-Benson cycle that can be used to regenerate RuBP (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate) to continue the cycle, but is also exported from the cycle for the synthesis of glucose and other carbohydrates.

The Most Direct Product of the Calvin-Benson Cycle, Which Can