The Calvin-Benson cycle is a cyclical pathway of reactions that use ____

a. carbon to produce sugar
b. sugar to produce energy
c. sugar to produce starch
d. starch to produce energy
e. oxygen to produce carbon dioxide


ANSWER: a

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