NEETBiologyEcosystemMCQ+4 / −1
In an ecosystem the rate of production of organic matter during photosynthesis is termed as :
- ASecondary productivity
- BNet Productivity
- CNet primary productivity
- DGross primary productivity
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Correct answer: D
The amount of energy accumulation in green plants as biomass or organic matter per unit area over a time period is known as primary productivity. The rate of total capture of energy, or the rate of total production of organic material (biomass), is known as gross primary productivity.
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