Multiple choice

Which of the following energy productions is expected to have the highest value (gm/m2/yr) in a grassland ecosystem?

  1. Secondary production (SP)

  2. Tertiary production (TP)

  3. Gross production (GP)

  4. Net production (NP)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The rate of total capture of energy or the rate of total production of organic material is gross primary productivity while the balance or biomass remaining after meeting the cost of respiration of producers is net primary productivity. Hence, gross productivity has the highest value in grass land ecosystem.

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