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Consider the following four statements (A-D) and select the correct option stating which ones are true (T) and which ones are false (F). Statements :

(A) Vertical distribution of different species occupying different levels in a community is called stratification.
(B) Net primary productivity minus respiration losses is the gross primary productivity.
(C) Rate of biomass production is called decomposition
(D) Annual net primary productivity of oceans is 55 billion tons

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F T F T
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T F T F
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T F F T
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F T F F
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Solution

The correct option is C T F F T
Statements A & D are correct
Net primary productivity = gross primary productivity – respiration loss.
Net primary productivity is the available biomass for the consumption to heterotrophs (herbiviores and decomposers).
Rate of biomass production is called productivity.

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