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Secondary productivity refers to the formation rate of new organic matter by consumers, while primary productivity is the biomass produced by plants through photosynthesis. The biosphere's annual net primary productivity is about 170 billion tons, with land contributing 115 billion tons and oceans only 55 billion tons. Grazing food chains start with living producers, whereas detritus food chains begin with dead organic matter.

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Secondary productivity refers to the formation rate of new organic matter by consumers, while primary productivity is the biomass produced by plants through photosynthesis. The biosphere's annual net primary productivity is about 170 billion tons, with land contributing 115 billion tons and oceans only 55 billion tons. Grazing food chains start with living producers, whereas detritus food chains begin with dead organic matter.

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Q3, Q5, Q10, Q14, Q17, Q19, and Q21.

Secondary productivity is defined as the rate of formation of new organic matter


by consumers. Primary productivity depends on the plant species inhabiting a
particular area. It also depends on a variety of environmental factors, availability
of nutrients and photosynthetic capacity of plants
In GFC, the first trophic level is producers or green plants whereas in DFC, its
dead organic matter and detrivores

Primary production is defined as the amount of biomass or organic matter


produced per unit area over a time period by plants during photosynthesis.
The annual net primary productivity of the whole biosphere is approximately 170
billion tons (dry weight) of organic matter. Of this, despite occupying about 70
per cent of the surface, the productivity of the oceans are only 55 billion
tons.115 billion tons on land
Terrestrial : DFC
Aquatic: GFC
The main difference is that grazing food chains begin with living producers (like
phytoplankton) and their consumers, whereas detritus food chains begin with
dead organic matter and decomposers.

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