In an ecosystem, which measure of energy is necessarily the largest in amount or rate?
A) net primary productivity
B) gross primary productivity
C) plant respiration
D) animal respiration
E) plant and animal respiration combined

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Gross primary productivity is the total amount of energy captured by photosynthesis in an ecosystem, and it is necessarily larger than net primary productivity, which is the energy remaining after plant respiration.

In an Ecosystem, Which Measure of Energy Is Necessarily the Largest