Multiple choice

Which of the following is the first intermediate formed during photosynthesis?

  1. Fructose 1,6-diphosphate

  2. Ribulose 1,5-diphosphate

  3. Xylulose 5-phosphate

  4. Phosphoglyceraldehyde

  5. -

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The first stable product is a 3-carbon compound called as phosphoglyceraldehyde. Hence, it is named C3 cycle.