Biology A-Level
Dependence on the light-dependent stage
What Dependence on the light-dependent stage means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The stage occurs in the stroma and does not require light directly, but stops without the products of the light-dependent reactions.
Topics that use Dependence on the light-dependent stage
- Photosynthesis (OCR A-Level)
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