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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
Write the equation that helps in deriving the net primary productivity of an ecosystem.
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?
Answer the following question.
Describe the inter-relationship between productivity, gross primary productivity, and net productivity.
Which one of the following ecosystem is most productive in term of net primary production?
How much of the net primary productively of a terrestrial ecosystem is eaten and digested by herbivores?
In the equation GPP − R = NPP R represents ______
Which of the following ecosystems is most productive in terms of net primary production?
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.
The primary productivity in an ecosystem is expressed as ______.
- gm-2 yr-1
- gm-2 yr
- Kcal m-2 yr-1
- Kcal m-2
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?
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?
Primary productivity in an ecosystem refers to the rate of generation of ______.
