After a photosynthetic organism uses energy for its own basic functions, such as growth and reproduction, _________ is the energy that remains for the next trophic level.

a. the grazing food web
b. net primary productivity
c. gross primary productivity
d. biomagnification


b. net primary productivity

After a photosynthetic organism uses energy for its own basic functions, such as growth and reproduction, net primary productivity is the energy that remains for the next trophic level.

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