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Question
Where do the light-dependent reaction and the Calvin cycle occur in the chloroplast?
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Solution
Light-dependent reaction takes place in the presence of light energy in thylakoid membranes (grana) of the chloroplast Calvin cycle occurs at the stroma of the chloroplast.
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