1.8 Primary Productivity
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primary productivity
rate that solar energy is converted into organic compounds via photosynthesis over a unit of time
high primary productivity equals ___
high plant growth and lots of food and shelter for animals
ecosystems with high primary productivity are usually _____ diverse than areas with low
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respiration loss
plants some losing energy gained during photosynthesis due to cellular respiration
gross primary productivity
the total amount of sun energy that plants capture and convert to energy
net primary productivity
amount of energy biomass leftover for consumers after platns have used some for respiration
about how much of all incoming sunlight is captured and converted into GPP via photosynthesis
one percentage
about how much of the one percent of sunlight is turning into biomass/plant growth
40 percent or .4 percent of sunlight
what factors of deserts will lead to lower net primary productivity
low water amounts and nutrients
what factors of tundra will lead to lower net primary productivity
low temperature and liquid water
what factors of open ocean will lead to lower net primary productivity
low nutrients and sunlight
