Net Primary Production Is

question 40

Multiple Choice

Net primary production is

• A) the total amount of photosynthesis in a community.
• B) the total amount of primary producer biomass available for consumption by heterotrophs.
• C) the total amount of biomass produced by all autotrophs and heterotrophs in a community.
• D) the total amount of biomass consumed by heterotrophs.
• E) gross primary productivity minus secondaryproductivity.

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