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प्रश्न
Why is the rate of assimilation of energy at the herbivore level called secondary productivity?
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उत्तर
It is because the biomass available to the consumer for consumption is a resultant of the primary productivity from plants.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write the equation that helps in deriving the net primary productivity of an ecosystem.
How are productivity, gross productivity, net primary productivity and secondary productivity interrelated ?
Distinguish between primary and secondary productivity.
What is primary productivity?
State the relation between gross and net primary productivity.
What is the primary productivity of an ecosystem and how is it expressed?
Explain what does the equation given below show:
NPP = GPP – R
Answer the following question.
Describe the inter-relationship between productivity, gross primary productivity, and net productivity.
Secondary productivity is rote of formation of new organic matter by ______.
Which one of the following ecosystem is most productive in term of net primary production?
Which one of the following ecosystem has the highest annual net productivity?
In the equation GPP − R = NPP R represents ______
Productivity is the rate of production of biomass expressed in terms of ______.
Why are oceans least productive?
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.
Which of the following is the unit of productivity of an Ecosystem?
