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प्रश्न
Why are oceans least productive?
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उत्तर
Oceans are the least productive because
- There is insufficient radiation as sunlight decreases with the increasing depth of the ocean.
- Oceans are nitrogen deficient which is an important nutrient for plants.
- Conditions oi high salinity which is not favourable for all plants.
- There is no substratum to support plants.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is primary productivity?
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 ?
What is primary productivity?
Secondary productivity is rote of formation of new organic matter by ______.
The biomes energy available for consumption by herbivores is called ______.
Justify the pitcher plant as a producer.
Primary productivity varies from ecosystem to ecosystem. Explain?
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”.
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.
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?
What is the rate at which biomass is synthesised by a trophic level per unit area per unit time called?
Which of the following best describes Net Primary Productivity (NPP)?
Which type of productivity involves the transfer and assimilation of organic matter across consumer trophic levels?
Which nutrient is essential for enzyme synthesis and chlorophyll production in plants?
How does plant species composition affect ecosystem productivity?
