Productivity in Ecosystem

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Productivity in Ecosystem: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Productivity in Ecosystem, Biomass, Types of Productivity, Primary Productivity, Gross Primary Productivity, Net Primary Productivity, and Secondary Productivity.

Important Questions on Productivity in Ecosystem

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The amount of energy left in the producers after utilization of some energy for respiration is known as:

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Which of the following is the weight or total quantity of living organisms of one animal or plant species or of all the species in a community?

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Biomass is the renewable organic material got from plants and animals.

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In plants, the biomass is produced by photosynthesis.

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_____ is the weight or total quantity of living organisms of one animal or plant species or of all the species in a community. 

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What is the meaning of biomass?

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The energy accumulated in the green plants is known as secondary productivity.

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Mention two types of productivity.

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Productivity can be classified into primary and secondary productivity.

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Which of the following is/are the types of productivity?

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Which one of the following ecosystem has the highest annual net primary productivity?

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If 20 joules of energy is available at the producer level as net primary productivity, then amount of energy available in secondary carnivore in joules.

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The amount of biomass/organic matter produced by producer per unit area over a period of time is called _____ (primary productivity/secondary productivity).

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What is productivity of an ecosystem?

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The ability to produce the organic compound in unit time is

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The rate of storage of organic matter not used by consumers is termed as

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Which of the following is estimated in either chlorophyll content or photosynthetic number?

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Which among the following does not contribute to the atmospheric CO2 pool?

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The rate of organic matter created by photosynthesis minus the rate of respiration and other losses by a plant is called

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Which of the following is expected to have the highest value (gm/m2/yr) in a grassland ecosystem?