Primary productivity is defined as:

  • A
    The production at the primary consumer level.
  • B
    It is expressed in terms of weight or energy as $kcal\,m^{-2}\,yr^{-1}$.
  • C
    The biomass produced by every part of the plant.
  • D
    The amount of biomass produced per unit area over a time period by producers.

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