Primary Productivity

Question 2

Factors that influence a region’s photosynthetic productivity

Answer 2

Amount of solar radiation
Nutrient concentrations

Question 3

At high latitudes

Answer 3

Hours of sunlight varies greatly with season
Sunlight limiting factor of 1 degree productivity

Question 4

At low latitudes

Answer 4

Hours of sunlight are constant
Nutrients are a limiting factor of 1 degree productivity

Question 5

At mid latitudes

Answer 5

Sunlight varies with season

Question 6

Food chain

Answer 6

Passage of energy along a single path

Question 7

Food web

Answer 7

Multiple paths of energy transfer