Please Use the Following Information to Answer the Questions Below

question 72

Multiple Choice

Please use the following information to answer the questions below.
The tundra biome is rapidly changing as a result of global warming.Studying the energy budget of the tundra can help scientists to evaluate the magnitude of these changes.In a randomly selected square meter of tundra,the amount of plant biomass is 200 g.The amount of new plant biomass added in a year is 100 g.In the same square meter,the total biomass added in a year is 15 g.A grasshopper that eats 1 g of plant biomass is able to use 0.15 g of that biomass for growth.The grasshopper cannot assimilate 50% of the plant's biomass.
-The 100 g of new plant biomass is the

• A)net ecosystem production.
• B)gross primary production.
• C)total biomass production.
• D)secondary production.
• E)net primary production.

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