Ecological Productivity and Living Organisms

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What factor is primarily linked with primary productivity?

  • Cloud cover
  • Wind speed
  • Solar radiation (correct)
  • Atmospheric pressure

Which region receives more solar radiation according to the text?

  • Coastal regions
  • Temperate regions
  • Regions near the equator (correct)
  • Regions near the poles

Which biome has the highest estimated net primary productivity?

  • Farmlands/cultivation
  • Broadleaf shrubs with bare soil
  • Deserts
  • Tropical rain forests (correct)

What is a factor that can differentiate biomes with high primary productivity from those with low or medium primary productivity?

<p>Sunlight availability (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following marine biomes has the lowest estimated net primary productivity?

<p>Coral reefs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can primary productivity in terrestrial ecosystems increase?

<p>Increase in atmospheric moisture (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which terrestrial biome has the lowest net primary productivity mentioned in the text?

<p>Deserts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What element is mentioned as essential for plants to increase photosynthetic processes?

<p>Nitrogen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to primary productivity as you move away from regions near the equator?

<p>Decreases (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which biome has an estimated net primary productivity of 16.3 Pg per year in marine ecosystems?

<p>Temperate oceans (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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