NEET 2011 · Class 12

Ecosystem

Mass of living matter at a trophic level in an area at any time is called

  1. (A)standing crop
  2. (B)detritus
  3. (C)humus
  4. (D)standing state

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
38 of 38

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How this line gives the answer

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's definition and distinguishes it from the other options.

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