An example of primary productivity would be

A. a wild raspberry plant growing 30 grams of new leaf mass during a day of photosynthesis.
B. a young hawk growing 10 more grams of body mass by killing and eating a young oriole.
C. a young oriole growing 10 more grams of muscle during a feeding trip to a raspberry bush.


Answer: A

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