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.


Answer: c

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