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:

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