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Apr 15, 2015
yes.. it can
Two main chemical reactions occur in photosynthesis.
One takes place only in the presence of light and is called the light reaction and the other can occur with or without light and is called the dark reaction.
-Dark reaction-
The chemical energy possessed by ATP and NADPH2 is used in making carbohydrates from hydrogen and carbon dioxide. (The carbon dioxide is obtained from the environment.) The carbohydrates then possess the chemical energy given up by ATP and NADPH2.
The generalized, overall chemical equation for photosynthesis is:
6CO2+12H2O + light → C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
