The definition given below describes: "The mass of living material at a trophic level at a particular time."

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The definition given below describes: "The mass of living material at a trophic level at a particular time." (A) Gross primary productivity (B) Standing state (C) Net primary productivity (D) Standing crop

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Standing crop is the total amount of living material in a specified population at a particular time, generally expressed as biomass. The standing crop may show variation at different times of the year.
Net Primary Productivity (NPP) is the rate at which plants incorporate atmospheric carbon through photosynthesis. (Definition)
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)

Q. The definition given below describes: "The mass of living material at a trophic level at a particular time."

Gross primary productivity

Standing state

Net primary productivity

Standing crop

Q. The definition given below describes:
"The mass of living material at a trophic level at a particular time."