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Ecosystem having the highest primary productivity is
Ecosystem having the highest primary productivity is
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The correct option is D Forest
In a food chain, energy stored at the producer level is called as primary productivity. Producer level includes plants and other photosynthetic organisms. Energy stored at the consumer level is called as secondary productivity. Consumer level includes herbivores, carnivores and decomposers. Primary productivity is the rate of conversion of light energy into chemical energy of organic molecules in an ecosystem by plants. Ecosystem having the highest primary productivity is forest. Thus, the correct answer is 'Forest.'
In a food chain, energy stored at the producer level is called as primary productivity. Producer level includes plants and other photosynthetic organisms. Energy stored at the consumer level is called as secondary productivity. Consumer level includes herbivores, carnivores and decomposers. Primary productivity is the rate of conversion of light energy into chemical energy of organic molecules in an ecosystem by plants. Ecosystem having the highest primary productivity is forest.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Forest.'
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