What is the primary function of the Calvin cycle?
A) using ATP to release carbon dioxide
B) using NADPH to release carbon dioxide
C) splitting water and releasing oxygen
D) transporting RuBP out of the chloroplast
E) synthesizing simple sugars from carbon dioxide

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The primary function of the Calvin cycle is to synthesize simple sugars, such as glucose, from carbon dioxide using energy produced by ATP and NADPH from the light-dependent reactions in photosynthesis. The other options are not accurate descriptions of the Calvin cycle.

What Is the Primary Function of the Calvin Cycle