Which Ecosystem Has the Highest Average Net Primary Productivity

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which ecosystem has the highest average net primary productivity? 

• A) agricultural land 
• B) swamps and marshes 
• C) open ocean 
• D) temperate forest

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