Which of the following options describes the etymology of word “biomass” correctly?

Bio = life or living; Mass = matter contained; Biomass = matter produced from living beings.

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Bio = nonliving; Mass = matter contained; Biomass = matter produced from non-living things.

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Bio = dead organisms; Mass = amount of heat contained; Biomass = amount of heat energy contained in dead organisms.

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Bio = Liquid; Mass = matter contained; Biomass = amount of liquid contained in any matter.

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Solution

The correct option is A Bio = life or living; Mass = matter contained; Biomass = matter produced from living beings.
Biomass is made up of two words: ‘Bio’ which means life and ‘mass’ which is the amount of matter contained. Thus the Biomass is the amount of matter contained in any living being.

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