A green plant absorbs a toxic substance that completely blocks the production of ATP. How would this most likely affect the dark
reactions? A - The dark reactions would stop happening. B - The dark reactions would produce more NADPH C - The dark reactions would continue to produce oxygen D - The dark reactions would produce more carbon dioxide
The correct answer is A - The dark reactions would stop happening. Because the possible guessing for the blocking of production of ATP will be the stopping of dark reaction.
The most appropriate answer would be A - The dark reactions would stop happening.
Light-independent or dark reaction or Calvin cycle is a part of photosynthesis in which products of light-dependent reaction (ATP and NADPH) are used to fix carbon from carbon dioxide into glucose.
It takes around 9 molecules of ATP and 6 molecules of NADPH in order to produce 1 molecule of glucose.
So, if ATP production would be stopped in a plant then dark reaction would also stop happening.
