Question

In ecosystem standing crop refers to________________

(a) All the green plants

(b) All the non living materials

(c) All living and dead animals

(d) All the living materials both animals and plants

This question was posed to me in unit test.

This key question is from Structure and Functions of an Ecosystem in section Ecosystems of Energy Management

Answer 1

Right choice is (d) All the living materials both animals and plants

For explanation: Standing crop is the amount of total biomass present in an ecosystem. This is the amount of total living matter. There is no circulation in standing crop. In standing crop continuous synthesis and consumption of biomass are going on.