Question 2 (2 points) An appropriate measure of net primary productivity would be:
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NPP is the amount of organic matter (biomass) produced by plants through photosynthesis, minus the amount of organic matter that is respired by those plants. It represents the energy available to the next trophic levels in an ecosystem. Show more…
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