Question

Standing crop means

• A. Total biomass of an ecosystem in a specific area at a given time
• B. Total biomass of animals in a specific area at a given time
• C. Total biomass of only plants in a specific area at a given time
• D. Mass of living matter at the first trophic level

Answer 1

The correct option is A Total biomass of an ecosystem in a specific area at a given time

Standing crop is the total dried biomass of the living organisms present in a given ecosystem at a particular time. It represents the entire living matter in a specific population at a particular time. The non-living (inorganic nutrients) like carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus etc. present in the soil at that time is called the standing state.