Given below are two statements.
Statement-I : Gross primary productivity of an ecosystem is the rate of production of organic matter during photosynthesis.
Statement-II : Net primary productivity is the available biomass for the consumption to herbivores and decomposers.
In the light of given statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Both statement I and statement II are correct.

Both statement I and statement II are incorrect.

Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.

Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.

answer is C.

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Gross primary productivity of an ecosystem is the rate of production of organic matter during photosynthesis.

Net primary productivity is the available biomass for the consumption to heterotrophs (herbivores and decomposers).

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