Class 12 Biology - Chapter Ecosystem NCERT Solutions | What is primary productivity? Give brief
What is primary productivity? Give brief description of factors that affect primary productivity.
It is defined as the amount of organic matter or biomass produced by producers per unit area over a period of time.
Primary productivity of an ecosystem depends on the variety of environmental factors such as light, temperature, water, precipitation, etc. It also depends on the availability of nutrients and the availability of plants to carry out photosynthesis.
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- Q:- Fill in the blanks.
(a) Plants are called as_________ because they fix carbon dioxide.
(b) In an ecosystem dominated by trees, the pyramid (of numbers) is _________ type.
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(b) Primary consumers
(c) Secondary consumers
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(c) Upright and inverted pyramid
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(e) Litter and detritus
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(a) 100%
(b) 50 %
(c) 1-5%
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- Q:-
Secondary producers are
(a) Herbivores
(b) Producers
(c) Carnivores
(d) None of the above - Q:- Describe the components of an ecosystem.
- Q:- Define ecological pyramids and describe with examples, pyramids of number and biomass.
- Q:- The second trophic level in a lake is-
(a) Phytoplankton
(b) Zooplankton
(c) Benthos
(d) Fishes
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