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Total amount of energy trapped by green plants in food is called :-
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Gross Primary Production (GPP): This is the total rate at which solar energy is captured and stored as chemical energy (organic matter) by producers like green plants during photosynthesis.
Net Primary Production (NPP): This is what remains after plants use a portion of that energy for their own respiration (NPP = GPP – R)
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