Which step in photosynthesis does not need light?(1 point)

Responses

Carbon dioxide and hydrogen combine to make glucose.
Carbon dioxide and hydrogen combine to make glucose.

Water splits into hydrogen and oxygen.
Water splits into hydrogen and oxygen.

Chlorophyll absorbs energy.
Chlorophyll absorbs energy.

Oxygen is released.

1 answer

The step in photosynthesis that does not need light is when carbon dioxide and hydrogen combine to make glucose. This process occurs in the Calvin cycle, which takes place in the stroma of chloroplasts and does not directly require light, unlike the light-dependent reactions.