NEET 2015 · Class 12

Ecosystem

The mass of living material at a trophic level at a particular time is called:

  1. (A)Standing state
  2. (B)Net primary productivity
  3. (C)Standing crop
  4. (D)Gross primary productivity

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Each trophic level has a certain mass of living material at a particular time called as the **standing crop**.

Chapter
Ecosystem
Section
12.4 ENERGY FLOW
Page
6
Words matched
19 of 19

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly defines 'standing crop' as 'the mass of living material at a particular time' at a trophic level, which directly matches the MCQ question and distinguishes it from the other options.

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