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The Calvin cycle takes place in which part of the chloroplast?

AThe outer wall
BThe thylakoid
CThe granum
DThe stroma
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The stroma
1. The light reactions and the sugar-building reactions are separated in space. 2. One happens in a membrane and the other in a fluid. 3. The Calvin cycle occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts. 4. The stroma is the liquid-filled space surrounding the granum. _Source: OpenStax Biology for AP(R) Courses (CC BY 4.0), Ch 8 'Photosynthesis', sections 8.1-8.3_
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