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Why is the rate of assimilation of energy at the herbivore level called secondary productivity?

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Why is the rate of assimilation of energy at the herbivore level called secondary productivity?

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It is because the biomass available to the consumer for consumption is a resultant of the primary productivity from plants.

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Chapter 14: Ecosystem - VERY SHORT ANSWER [Page 102]

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NCERT Exemplar Biology Exemplar [English] Class 12
Chapter 14 Ecosystem
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