Question

Standing crop is

• A. All photosynthetic living forms of an area
• B. All crop plants in an area
• C. Dried biomass of all living organisms in the given environment
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Dried biomass of all living organisms in the given environment

Standing crop is a total dried biomass of all living organisms in the given environment. It is the total amount of dried biomass present in an ecosystem. It represents the amount of above-ground plant biomass.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Dried biomass of all living organisms in the given environment.'