Can the Calvin cycle occur in the dark?

Why the Calvin cycle works during day and night but the light reactions can only occur during daylight?

• Answer:

  calvin cycle can work during day and night because calvin cycle works inside part of the leaf (the chloroplast), it can work without the help of the sunlight compared to light reaction. calvin cycle or known as dark reaction are not part of the light-trapping process. the use of the term dark does not mean that the dark reaction necessarily take place in the dark or night it means simply that this reaction may proceed without light as a requirement. light reaction can only occur during daylight because do utilized light energy. by: joreylle M.