Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the biosynthetic phase of photosynthesis?

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ATP and NADPH produced in the light reaction are used in the biosynthetic phase of photosynthesis to produce sugars.

The biosynthetic phase of photosynthesis depends directly on the presence of light for the synthesis of food.

Melvin Calvin's use of radioactive carbon-14 in photosynthesis studies led to the discovery of the first CO₂ fixation product as a 3-carbon organic acid.

The first product identified in the Calvin cycle was 3-phosphoglyceric acid, also known as PGA.

answer is B.

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The biosynthetic phase of photosynthesis depends on the products of light for the synthesis of food.So the dependency is not direct but it is indirect.

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