Question

Which type of productivity involves the transfer and assimilation of organic matter across consumer trophic levels?

Options

• Tertiary productivity

• Gross productivity

• Primary productivity

• Secondary productivity

Answer 1

Secondary productivity is the rate of formation of new organic matter (biomass) at the consumer level. It involves the transfer and assimilation of already-fixed organic matter from lower trophic levels, making it dependent on the availability and quality of primary productivity.