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(A) The total amount of organic matter or energy produced by green plants through photosynthesis in an ecosystem per unit area over a time period is k

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Gross Primary Productivity

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(A) The total amount of organic matter or energy produced by green plants through photosynthesis in an ecosystem per unit area over a time period is known as $Gross \ Primary \ Productivity$ $(GPP)$.$Net \ Primary \ Productivity$ $(NPP)$ is the energy remaining after the plants use some of it for their own respiration $(R)$,expressed as $NPP = GPP - R$.$Standing \ Crop$ refers to the total biomass of living organisms in an ecosystem at a particular time.$Standing \ State$ refers to the amount of inorganic nutrients present in the soil at a given time.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(a)$ Gross Primary Productivity	$(1)$ $NPP$
$(b)$ Net Primary Productivity	$(2)$ $SP$
$(c)$ Secondary Productivity	$(3)$ $GPP$

The total amount of energy trapped by green plants in an ecosystem is called .........

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