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Write the difference between light reaction and dark reaction.

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Light reaction Dark reaction
It occurs in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast. It occurs in the stroma of the chloroplast.
It depends on the sunlight. It does not depend on the sunlight.
Photolysis occurs in photosystem II. Photolysis does not occur.
ATP and NADPH are produced. Glucose is produced.

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i	These are also called as biosynthetic phase	These are also called as photochemical phase
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iv	These are direction dependent upon light.	These depend upon the products synthesised during light reaction

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