Net Primary Productivity Is Greatest on Land _______

question 95

Multiple Choice

Net primary productivity is greatest on land _______ .

• A) in the middle latitudes
• B) where nutrients are least
• C) in the tropics
• D) where nutrients are greatest
• E) in the polar latitudes

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Definitions:

Returns To Scale

An economic concept describing how output changes in response to a proportional change in all inputs; indicating constant, increasing, or decreasing returns to scale.

Production Function

A mathematical equation that describes the maximum amount of output that can be obtained from a given set of inputs.

Output

The amount of goods or services produced by a business, industry, or economy in a given period.

Production Isoquants

Curves that represent different combinations of inputs that produce the same level of output, illustrating the trade-offs in production processes.