Question

Net Primary Productivity (NPP) can be expressed as:

• A. GPP + R
• B. R – GPP
• C. GPP – R
• D. Productivity divided by herbivore intake

Answer 1

Answer:

C. GPP – R

• NPP = GPP – Respiration (R).

• It signifies the energy (biomass) left for consumers after plants use some of the gross production for their respiration.