Gross primary productivity is the

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Gross primary productivity is the (A) rate at which organic molecules are formed in a heterotroph (B) rate of consuming organic molecules by an autotroph (C) rate of storage of organic compounds in an autotroph (D) rate of formation of organic molecules by an autotroph

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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.

Q. Gross primary productivity is the

rate at which organic molecules are formed in a heterotroph

rate of consuming organic molecules by an autotroph

rate of storage of organic compounds in an autotroph

rate of formation of organic molecules by an autotroph

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.