Multiple choice general knowledge

Primary productivity at the climax stage of a succession is

  1. Higher then consumption

  2. Lower then the consumption

  3. Equal to consumption

  4. Not related to consumption
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C Correct answer
Explanation

At the climax stage of ecological succession, the ecosystem reaches equilibrium where gross primary productivity equals the rate of consumption by heterotrophs. This balance means net productivity approaches zero as energy inputs match energy outputs through respiration and consumption.

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