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Net primary productivity is the biomass available to which organisms?
AOnly plants and algae
BOnly photosynthetic bacteria
COnly the top carnivores
DHerbivores and decomposers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Herbivores and decomposers
NPP is the plant biomass left after respiration, which herbivores eat and decomposers break down.
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