The relationship between biomass and primary productivity is that:
a. biomass is the rate of primary productivity
b. biomass is the inverse of primary productivity
c. biomass is the natural log of primary productivity
d. primary productivity is the inverse of biomass
e. primary productivity is the rate at which biomass is produced
Ans: e. primary productivity is the rate at which biomass is produced
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