Module 6: Primary Productivity

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  1. 2. The total amount of solar energy that producers in an ecosystem capture via photosynthesis over a given amount of time
  2. 3. Plants, algae, and some bacteria that use the Sun's energy to produce usable forms of energy, such as sugars. Also known as autotrophs.
  3. 5. The energy captured by producers in an ecosystem minus the energy the producers respire
  4. 9. The process by which cells convert glucose into energy in the absence of oxygen
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  1. 1. The rate of converting solar energy into organic compounds over a period of time.
  2. 4. The process by which cells unlock the energy of chemical compounds
  3. 6. Plants, algae, and some bacteria that use the Sun's energy to produce usable forms of energy, such as sugars. Also known as producers.
  4. 7. The amount of biomass present in an ecosystem at a particular time
  5. 8. The total mass of all living matter in a specific area