Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1: Net primary productivity is less than the gross primary productivity.
Statement 2: Net primary productivity is equal to the gross primary productivity minus the respiration losses.
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.
Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.
As we learnt
Primary production -
It is defined as the amount of biomass or organic matter produced per unit area over a time period by
plants during photosynthesis.
- wherein
It is expressed in terms of weight (g -2) or energy (kcal m–2)