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The rate of organic matter produced by producers in their bodies per unit time and area is called as
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Options:
  • A GPP
  • B NPP
  • C Secondary productivity
  • D Ecological efficiency
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The correct answer is: GPP
The amount of energy accumulation in green plants as biomass or organic matter per unit area over a time period is known as primary productivity. The rate of total capture of energy or the rate of the total production of organic material (biomass) during photosynthesis, is known as gross primary productivity.

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