The rate at which carbohydrate is accumulated in the tissues of plants within a given ecosystem is the:

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Net primary production is the rate at which carbohydrate is accumulated by plants in an ecosystem after accounting for the amount that is used in cellular respiration. It is a measure of the productivity of an ecosystem and is an important component of the global carbon cycle. The other options do not properly describe this process.

The Rate at Which Carbohydrate Is Accumulated in the Tissues