Ecosystem Question 13
13. The biomass available for consumption by the herbivores and the decomposers is called:
(a) net primary productivity
(b) secondary productivity
(c) standing crop
(d) gross primary productivity
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Answer : a
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(a) The biomass available for consumption by the herbivores and the decomposers is called net primary productivity. It is equal to the rate of organic matter created by photosynthesis minus the rate of respiration and other losses.
