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