The first stable compound produced from CO2 in the

light-independent reaction is
a. phosphoglycerate (PGA).
b. ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP).
c. phosphoglyceraldehyde (PGAL).
d. O2.
e. NADP+.


Answer: a

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