Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The primary source of energy in an ecosystem is solar energy.
Statement II: The rate of production of organic matter during photosynthesis in an ecosystem is called net primary productivity (NPP).
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer:
Statement I is correct. Statement II is wrong: the rate of production of organic matter during photosynthesis is gross primary productivity (GPP); NPP = GPP − respiratory loss.