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Gross primary productivity is the

Options

  1. Arate at which organic molecules are formed in a heterotroph
  2. Brate of consuming organic molecules by an autotroph
  3. Crate of storage of organic compounds in an autotroph
  4. Drate of formation of organic molecules by an autotroph

Correct answer

D. rate of formation of organic molecules by an autotroph

Step-by-step solution

Gross primary production (GPP) is the rate at which an ecosystem's producers capture and store a given amount of chemical energy as biomass in a given length of time. (Definition). It is also the rate of conversion of light energy to chemical energy by producers in an ecosystem.

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