Q. The energy invested in the production of new tissue by autotrophic organisms is termed
A) Gross primary production
B) Decomposition
C) Gross photosynthetic activity
D) Net primary production
Explanation
Net primary production. Net primary productivity is the weight of the organic matter stored by the producers in a unit area/volume for unit time. It is given by NPP = GPP – R (Gross Primary Productivity) where, R = Respiration losses. It is utilised by hetertrophs
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