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Earn 100

Standing crop is -

i) Biomass in a unit area

ii) Number of the living organism in a unit area

iii) Amount of nutrient such as carbon, nitrogen, calcium in the unit area

iv) Amount of Detritus in the unit area

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In marine ecosystem, the pyramid of biomass is
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Primary consumer 7,08,000 37
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Primary consumer 7,08,000 37
Secondary consumer 3.54,000 11
Tertiary consumer 3 1.5
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