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12.Ecosystem
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The mass of living material at a trophic level at a particular time is called
A
net primary productivity
B
standing crop
C
gross primary productivity
D
standing state
(NEET-2015)
Solution
(b) :Standing crop is the total amount of living material in a specified population at a particular time, expressed as biomass (standing biomass) or its equivalent in terms of energy. The standing crop may vary at different times of the year; for example, in a population of deciduous trees between summer and winter.
Standard 12
Biology
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Match the List$-I$ with List$-II$ :
List$-I$ | List$-II$ |
$a$ Carbon dissolved in oceans | $i$ $55$ billion tons |
$b$ Annual fixation of carbon through photosynthesis | $ii$ $71 \%$ |
$c$ $PAR$ captured by plants | $iii$ $4 \times 10^3\,kg$ |
$d$ Productivity of oceans | $iv$ $2$ to $10 \%$ |