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प्रश्न
Primary productivity varies from ecosystem to ecosystem. Explain?
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उत्तर
Primary productivity varies from ecosystem to ecosystem because it depends on the plant species inhabiting the area and their photosynthetic activity. it also depends on various environmental factors.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is primary productivity?
Write the equation that helps in deriving the net primary productivity of an ecosystem.
Distinguish between primary and secondary productivity.
State the relation between gross and net primary productivity.
What is the primary productivity of an ecosystem and how is it expressed?
Answer the following question.
Describe the inter-relationship between productivity, gross primary productivity, and net productivity.
Write the relationship between productivity, gross primary productivity, net primary productivity, and secondary productivity.
Secondary productivity is rote of formation of new organic matter by ______.
The biomes energy available for consumption by herbivores is called ______.
Which one of the following ecosystem is most productive in term of net primary production?
Productivity is the rate of production of biomass expressed in terms of ______.
Why are oceans least productive?
Justify the following statement in terms of ecosystem dynamics. “Nature tends to increase the gross primary productivity, while man tends to increase the net primary productivity”.
Which of the following ecosystems will be more productive in terms of primary productivity? Justify your answer. A young forest, a natural old forest, a shallow polluted lake, alpine meadow.
Use the information provided in the table given below to answer the following questions:
| Tropic level | Net Production(KJm-2y-1) | Respiration (KJm-2y-1) |
| Top Carnivore | 50 | 35 |
| Carnivores | 420 | 378 |
| Herbivores | 4490 | 4041 |
| Producers | 45000 | 40,367 |
- Calculate the gross primary productivity.
- Analyze the trend in the Net Production from Producers to Top Carnivore. Give a reason for your observation.
In an ecosystem if the Net Primary Productivity (NPP) of first trophic level is 100x(kcal m−2) yr−1, what would be the GPP (Gross Primary Productivity) of the third trophic level of the same ecosystem?
