Question

What does the term 'Productivity' refer to in an ecosystem?

• A. A) The total number of species living in an ecosystem.
• B. B) The rate at which water evaporates from the ecosystem.
• C. C) The amount of organic matter or biomass produced during a given period of time.
• D. D) The efficiency of nutrient absorption by plants.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. C) The amount of organic matter or biomass produced during a given period of time.

• The amount of organic matter or biomass produced by an individual organism, population, community or ecosystem during a given period of time is called - Productivity

• The total amount of solar energy converted (fixed) into chemical energy by green plants is called Gross Primary Production (GPP)