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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