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The biomass available for consumption by the herbivores and the decomposers is called:

1. net primary productivity
2. secondary productivity
3. standing crop
4. gross primary productivity

Correct answer: net primary productivity

Solution

Net primary productivity is the biomass plants accumulate after subtracting respiration from gross primary productivity. That leftover plant material is what herbivores and decomposers can consume.

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