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In an ecosystem, the term 'standing crop' refers to the:

Options

  1. Amass of living material or the number of living organisms in a unit area at a particular time
  2. Bamount of inorganic nutrients present in the soil at any given time
  3. Ctotal amount of dead organic matter and detritus accumulated in the soil
  4. Dfinal stable biological community that is in equilibrium with the environment

Correct answer

A. mass of living material or the number of living organisms in a unit area at a particular time

Step-by-step solution

According to NCERT, each trophic level has a certain mass of living material at a particular time called the standing crop. It is measured as the mass of living organisms (biomass) or the number in a unit area. The amount of inorganic nutrients present in the soil at any given time is called the standing state. The total amount of dead organic matter is referred to as detritus, and the final stable community is the climax community. Answer: mass of living material or the number of living organisms in a unit area at

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