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Select the CORRECT difference between standing crop and standing state.
BiologyEcosystemNEET
Options:
  • A
    Standing crop Standing state
    It is the amount of inorganic nutrients presents in an ecosystem It is the amount of biomass present in an ecosystem
  • B
    Standing crop Standing state
    It is represents part of non-living matter It represents entire living matter
  • C
    Standing crop Standing state
    It cannot be circulated between living and non-living components It can be circulated
  • D
    Standing crop Standing state
    It is regularly depleted and replenished It is continuously synthesized and consumed.
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The correct answer is:
Standing crop Standing state
It cannot be circulated between living and non-living components It can be circulated
Standing crop -

It represents the quantity of biomass in an ecosystem. The whole living matter is represented by it and it is not circulated. There are continuous consumption and synthesis of biomass.

Standing state -

The total quantity of inorganic nutrients in an ecosystem is represented as a standing state. The whole of the non-living matter is represented by it and there is circulation between the biotic and abiotic components of the ecosystem. 

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