Question

Please match the following terms and definitions.

net primary production [ choose ]
gross primary production [ choose ]
production efficiency [ choose ]
consumption efficiency [ choose ]
assimilation efficiency

Answer 1

Assimilation is the energy content generated per unit area after accounting for energy loss. Net primary production is the energy that remains after accounting for respiration and heat loss. Production efficiency is the ability to convert energy into biomass.

Step-by-step explanation:

Assimilation: Assimilation is the biomass (energy content generated per unit area) of a trophic level after accounting for energy lost due to incomplete ingestion of food, energy used for respiration, and energy lost as waste. Net primary production: Net primary production is the energy that remains in the primary producers after accounting for their respiration and heat loss.

Production efficiency: Production efficiency is the measure of the ability of a trophic level to convert the energy it receives from the previous trophic level into biomass. Consumption efficiency: Consumption efficiency is the biomass assimilated by a trophic level divided by the biomass available at the previous trophic level. Gross primary production: Gross primary production is the rate at which photosynthetic primary producers incorporate energy from the sun.