Where is the Calvin Cycle Located in a C₄ Plant

Question

Where is the Calvin cycle located in a C₄ plant?
A)stems
B)bundle sheath cells
C)mesophyll cells
D)stomata
E)the chloroplasts in leaves

Accepted Answer

The Calvin cycle, also known as the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis, takes place in the chloroplasts of plants. C₄ plants have a specialized form of photosynthesis where carbon dioxide is first fixed into a four-carbon compound in mesophyll cells, then transferred to bundle sheath cells where the Calvin cycle occurs. Therefore, the Calvin cycle is located in bundle sheath cells in C₄ plants.