Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
NCERT gives a productivity in kilocalories. A grassland has a net primary productivity of in each square metre in a year. One kilocalorie is .
, where is the respiration of the plants. Productivity is a rate, in or . The NPP is the biomass available to the herbivores and the decomposers. One kilocalorie is .
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. NPP . . GPP .
Plan. Convert, then subtract.
Step 1. (a) , which is for each square metre in a year.
Step 2. (b) .
Answer: ; .
Check. The respiration is larger than the NPP, which is common for a grassland with heavy roots.
Standard value. NCERT writes kilocalories. Many references use for the thermochemical kilocalorie.
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