Practice Productivity (12.2) - Ecosystem

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Question 1.
Define productivity in the context of ecosystems.
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Think about what plants produce during photosynthesis.
Question 2.
What is GPP?
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What happens to the energy produced by plants during photosynthesis?
3Question 3.
What does GPP stand for?
- Gross Photosynthesis Productivity
- Gross Primary Productivity
- Gross Plant Productivity
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Look for the term associated with plants' total production.
4Question 4.
True or False: NPP is greater than GPP.
- True
- False
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Recall what happens to energy during respiration.
Question 5.
Analyze the impact of climate change on the relative productivity of ocean versus terrestrial ecosystems.
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Think about how warming and nutrient flows affect ecosystems differently.
Question 6.
Design an experiment to measure the growth of a plant under different light conditions and predict its GPP and NPP.
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Consider how you would isolate variables while taking measurements effectively.

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