@nytestguy It’s pretty much what it sounds like–the synthesis of complex organic molecules.
@mastersuperfan do you remember the answer choices for that question?
@mastersuperfan The calvin cycle evolved before the light-dependent reactions. I definitely understand your point about the light-dependent reactions providing the necessary ingredients for the calvin cycle to occur, but actually the calvin cycle was provided with those ingredients 3.5 billion years ago. Marine bacteria were using very simple carbon compounds as an energy source for the calvin cycle.
Also I think you might be right about the biosynthesis. Really annoying question. That’s one that seems so up in the air that it’s hard to know who is right and who is wrong. Just gonna have to wait and see 
stressing out intensifies
does anybody remember that question with what does atp do
@comeonmrtan same I feel like i missed so many already sniff
it was provide energy right?
hopefully the curve will be nice
@katspotatoes I’m not sure because ATP doesn’t really “provide” energy… it’s just one of the ones where we have to wait and see
atp doesnt produce energy tho, atp is energy. respiration produces energy.
@nytestguy It does; I think you’re mixing up “produce” and “provide.”
@Spiog You may be right… these questions were so poorly written. I’d say that both our answers are perfectly logical hypotheses.
Who’s excited to wait two months for the scores? I know I am
@mastersuperfan what did the actual answer say? was it produce or provide?
why do we have to wait two months?? i thought they were available 3 weeks after the test date
i think theyre available on june 21 or something
@lunarboy on the CollegeBoard site it says July 21
the choices were a)produces energy b)provides energy for biosynthesis and the rest didnt make sense
I’m rly confused about that atp one BC I remember I put choice a but I forgot what choice a was
@Spiog Copy-pasted from Wikipedia:
“The enzymes in the Calvin cycle are functionally equivalent to most enzymes used in other metabolic pathways such as gluconeogenesis and the pentose phosphate pathway, but they are to be found in the chloroplast stroma instead of the cell cytosol, separating the reactions.”
Considering that the bacteria and archaea are nonphotosynthetic, I feel like answer choice D (used for other functions besides photosynthesis) is really what they wanted us to say. I can’t say for sure, though.
Plus, no known archaea perform photosynthesis.
its produces energy no doubt about it