Net Primary Productivity Represents

question 37

Multiple Choice

Net primary productivity represents:

• A) plant growth per unit area per unit time.
• B) energy per unit area per unit time.
• C) the energy available to herbivores.
• D) amount of biomass found in excess of that broken down by a plant's cellular respiration.
• E) All of these choices are correct

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Definitions:

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