Ecologists use estimates of primary productivity to determine how much energy is in a system to support which of the following? (A) Heterotrophs (organisms that eat other organisms) B) Heterotrophs (organisms that need sunlight) C) Heterotrophs (organisms that help other organisms) (D) Heterotrophs (organisms that coexist with other organisms)
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Step 1: Primary productivity is the rate at which producers (autotrophs) convert light energy into chemical energy. Show more…
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