Ecosystem Question 10

10. The rate of formation of new organic matter by rabbit in a grassland, is called

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(a) net productivity

(b) secondary productivity

(c) net primary productivity

(d) gross primary productivity

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Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(b) At the trophic level of consumers the rate at which food energy is assimilated is called secondary productivity. Rabbit is a consumer.