Question

The dark reaction of photosynthesis is also called the

Answer 1

Calvin Cycle

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Answer 2

The dark reaction of photosynthesis is called the Calvin cycle or Calvin -  Benson cycle.

It is a series of  chemical reactions that occur in chloroplasts during photosynthesis.

It is also known as the light - independent phase because it happens after  light energy ahs been absorbed from the sun.

It is named after  scientist called Melvin Calvin who was the winner of a Nobel prize in chemistry for finding how this cycle works way back in 1961, at the university of California.