Consider the following two statements:

l. The annual net primary productivity of the whole biosphere is approximately 170 billion tons (dry weight) of organic matter.
ll. Majority of this is contributed by the oceans as they occupy larger area of earth.

1. Both l and ll are correct and ll explains l

2. Both l and ll are correct but ll does not explain l

3. l is correct but ll is incorrect

4. l is incorrect but ll is correct

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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
COLUMN I COLUMN II
A Standing crop P Mass of living material at each trophic level at a particular time
B Standing state Q The amount of nutrients present in the soil at any given time
C Net primary productivity R The rate of formation of new organic matter by consumers
D Secondary productivity S Available biomass for the consumption to heterotrophs
Codes:
A B C D
1. S P Q R
2. P Q R S
3. P Q S R
4. R P Q S
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Match the List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(a) Carbon dissolved in oceans (i) 55 billion tons
(b) Annual fixation of carbon through photosynthesis  (ii) 71%
(c) PAR captured by plants (iii)  \(4 \times 10^3 \)kg
(d) Productivity of oceans (iv) 2 to 10%

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
2. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
3. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
4. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
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Assertion(A): Primary productivity depends on a variety of environmental factors.
Reason(R): Primary productivity varies in different types of ecosystems.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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