The mass of living material at a trophic level at a particular time is called

43 2015 AIPMT-I EcosystemProductivity and biomass Easy
The mass of living material at a trophic level at a particular time is called
A Gross primary productivity
B Standing state
C Net primary productivity
D Standing crop

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Standing crop is the mass of living material at a trophic level at a particular time.
Standing state is the amount of inorganic nutrients present at a given time; GPP and NPP are rates of production of organic matter.

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