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Sheela wants to demonstrate the importance of photosynthesis to plants and the other living organisms that eat plants. She models the process of photosynthesis that is specifically involved in the production of sugars.

Which process in the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis is she modeling?
the production of oxygen
the production of glucose
the production of carbon dioxide
the production of water

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the production of glucose

Explanation: The light-independent (Calvin) cycle fixes CO2 using ATP and NADPH to synthesize sugars (like glucose). Oxygen and water changes occur in the light-dependent reactions, and CO2 is consumed, not produced.