NEET 2010 · Class 12

Ecosystem

The biomass available for consumption by the herbivores and the decomposers is called

  1. (A)net primary productivity
  2. (B)secondary productivity
  3. (C)standing crop
  4. (D)gross primary productivity

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Net primary productivity is the available biomass for the consumption to heterotrophs (herbivores and decomposers).

Chapter
Ecosystem
Section
12.2 PRODUCTIVITY
Page
2
Words matched
12 of 15

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'Net primary productivity is the available biomass for the consumption to heterotrophs (herbivores and decomposers)', which directly matches the question's definition and distinguishes it from other productivity types.

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