Question

Assertion (A): Gross primary productivity (GP) refers to the total energy stored by the green plants.

Reason (R): GP includes the energy a plant would spend on respiration.

Options

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

Answer 1

Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Explanation:

GPP is the total energy captured by green plants, including the energy used in respiration. Thus the reason correctly explains why GPP is the total energy stored.