Chapter 190 of 2363 min read
Structure, productivity and decomposition
Why this is asked: Net primary productivity is what's left after the plant's own respiration is subtracted from gross primary productivity — and it's this leftover, not GPP, that is actually available as food to every heterotroph in the ecosystem.
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- •Which of the following is the unit of productivity of an ecosystem?
- •Given below are two statements: Statement I: The primary source of energy in an ecosystem is solar energy. Statement II: The rate of production of organic matter during photosynthesis in an ecosystem is called net primary productivity (NPP). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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