Gross primary productivity refers to the total ____
a. quantity of solar energy available to the ecosystem in a given period of time
b. quantity of solar energy reaching a given area of the ecosystem
c. energy captured initially by the producers
d. energy used by the heterotrophs of the ecosystem in a given period of time
e. energy used by the producers for their growth and reproduction
ANSWER: c
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