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

A

secondary productivity

B

net primary productivity

C

standing crop

D

gross primary productivity

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The rate of storage of organic matter in plant tissues in excess of respiratory utilisation is available to herbivores as food. It is called net primary productivity.
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