The Amount of Energy from Light (Or Chemicals, in Chemoautotrophic

question 14

Multiple Choice

The amount of energy from light (or chemicals, in chemoautotrophic systems) converted to the chemical energy of organic molecules per unit time is defined as ________.

• A) net primary production
• B) gross primary production
• C) primary production
• D) total photosynthetic production

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Definitions:

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