Multiple Choice
A suspension of algae is incubated in a flask in the presence of both light and CO2. When it is transferred to the dark, the reduction of 3-phosphoglycerate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is blocked, and the concentration of ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP) declines. Why does the RuBP concentration decline?
A) Ribulose bisphosphate is synthesized from glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.
B) Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is converted to glucose.
C) Ribulose bisphosphate is used to synthesize 3-phosphoglycerate.
D) Both a and b
E) Both a and c
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