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 trapped 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
C
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