Net Primary Productivity Is ______________

question 16

Multiple Choice

Net primary productivity is ______________

• A) the energy used by plants to make biomass after respiration
• B) the total biomass of an entire ecosystem
• C) the amount of detritus produced by an ecosystem
• D) the biomass of producers minus that of consumers
• E) the amount of energy consumers derive from producers

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Definitions:

DSO

Stands for Days Sales Outstanding, a measure of the average number of days that a company takes to collect payment after a sale has been made.

Lockbox Plan

A banking service provided to companies for the receipt of payment from customers, utilizing a special address where payments are collected and processed quickly.

Net Operating Working Capital

A measure of a company's liquidity and refers to the difference between operating current assets and operating current liabilities.

Marketable Securities

Financial instruments that can be easily sold or converted into cash at a price close to their intrinsic value within a short period.