1.8 Primary Productivity

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

more

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