Plants produce carbohydrates for themselves through the process of photosynthesis. Which cycle is carried out when these carbohydrates are passed on among the food chain to animals and other consumers?
Biology · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Answer : Plants produce carbohydrates for themselves through the process of photosynthesis. The carbon cycle is carried out when these carbohydrates are passed on among the food chain to animals and other consumers .
During the light-dependent reactions, the energy from sunlight is used by the chloroplast to create energy molecules: ATP and NADPH. These energy molecules power the Calvin cycle, which creates carbohydrates (G3P) from CO2.