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What biome has the highest primary production in terrestrial ecosystems?
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Tropical rain forests have the highest primary productivity of any ecosystem on the planet.
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What is the difference between terrestrial biome and aquatic biome?
Differences between Terrestrial and Aquatic systemsbecause aquatic environments are so rich in nutrients they support more live than equivalent terrestrial ecosystems. The small drifting photosynthetic organisms of the oceans, referred to collectively as phytoplankton are regarded as the major photosynthesizers, or primary producers, of the earth,aquatic environments are much more stable than terrestrial environments, with smaller fluctuations in temperature and other variables,aquatic organisms are seldom exposed to desiccationwhile terrestrial organisms are often exposed to desiccation and are usually relatively resistant to drying out,oxygen (because there is very much less present) is sometimes a limiting factor an aquatic habitats but this is seldom the case in terrestrial habitats,light can be a limiting factor in some aquatic habitats, but in most terrestrial environments there is hardly ever a a shortage of light,terrestrial animals are influenced far more by gravity, while water supports aquatic organisms.
What trophic level would an autotrophic organisms occupied?
primary producer
Which primary producers in most ocean ecosystems and that which produce energy through photosynthesis?
Phytoplankton are single celled primary producers present in the sunlit upper layers of the ocean. These include diatoms, cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates etc. All life depends on these primary producers to acquire entry through photosynthesis.
What is the primary function of nucleic acids?
Nucleic acids serve as codes that will determine the production of protein in a cell. DNA contains codes for making RNA which in turn makes proteins. This is the primary function.
What is the main source of energy that powers most ecosystems on earth?
The sun Added: This is definitely true. Sunlight affects all surface and shallow water ecosystems. All though the sun provides us with a primary source of energy for almost all of earth's ecosystems, with proof of greenery from photosynthesis; this is not the case in such areas like the land of the Sahara desert and the Southwest climates of the USA. The lack of abundant water is another factor.
What factors affect the rate and amount of primary production?
There are four: Precipitation (amount of rain) Temperature Light intensity Inorganic material
Rank these ecosystems from lowest to highest primary productivity open ocean tropical rainforest desert lake?
from lowest to highest it is: desert, open ocean, lake, tropical rain forest
What is Gross primary production?
The rate at which an ecosystems producers covert solar energy into chemical energy (in the form of biomass). To Solve : GPP = NPP + R (R - Respiration)
Which terrestrial planet has a primary atmosphere?
none
What is the role of a primary producer in a food chain?
Primary production is the production of organic compounds from atmospheric or aquatic carbon dioxide. It may occur through the process of photosynthesis, using light as a source of energy, or chemosynthesis, using the oxidation or reduction of chemical compounds as a source of energy. Almost all life on earth is directly or indirectly reliant on primary production. The organisms responsible for primary production are known as primary producers or autotrophs, and form the base of the food chain. In terrestrial ecoregions, these are mainly plants, while in aquatic ecoregions algae are primarily responsible. Primary production is distinguished as either net or gross, the former accounting for losses to processes such as cellular respiration, the latter not.
What is the primary factor in freshwater ecosystems?
bitoral zpne
The rate at which new organic material is made available to consumers equals the what primary production?
It is the gross primary production - net primary production
What was the Production Budget for Primary Colors?
The Production Budget for Primary Colors was $65,000,000.
What is primary energy source that drives weather in terrestrial planets?
The Sun
What is the difference between GPP and NPP?
Gross primary production (GPP) is the rate at which an ecosystem's producers capture and store a given amount of chemical energy as biomass in a given length of time. Some fraction of this fixed energy is used by primary producers for cellular respiration and maintenance of existing tissues (i.e., "growth respiration" and "maintenance respiration").[1] The remaining fixed energy (i.e., mass of photosynthate) is referred to as net primary production (NPP).NPP = GPP - respiration [by plants]Net primary production is the rate at which all the plants in an ecosystem produce net useful chemical energy; it is equal to the difference between the rate at which the plants in an ecosystem produce useful chemical energy (GPP) and the rate at which they use some of that energy during respiration. Some net primary production goes toward growth and reproduction of primary producers, while some is consumed by herbivores.Both gross and net primary production are in units of mass / area / time. In terrestrial ecosystems, mass of carbon per unit area per year (g C/m2/yr) is most often used as the unit of measurement.
What is the primary product in primary production?
it refers to raw meterials we used in production process
Why are rivers more productive than swamps?
The water flow in rivers is too high.Rivers are less productive than swamps because swamps just like marshes have the highest primary production of all the world's ecosystems.
