Question

The data from the study to determine metabolic rate shows the energy being released by respiration is less than the energy captured during photosynthesis. Which of the following condition takes place in terrestrial plant community?

• A. Major plant species are dying.
• B. Biomass of the community is increasing.
• C. Biomass of the community is decreasing.
• D. The rate of plant reproduction is increasing.
• E. A secondary succession of plants is growing in an established community.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Biomass of the community is increasing.

Biomass can be called as the energy or fuel developed from organic matter. When the energy production is more than the consumption, the excess energy stored in the plants body leads to increase in its biomass. So in this case, the biomass of the plant community goes on increasing in terrestrial plants.