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#Question id: 12967


Which of the following is the best explanation for why net primary productivity in terrestrial ecosystems tends to increase toward the tropics?

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
  1. The higher species diversity in the tropics tends to increase plant growth. 
  2. There are lower metabolic costs to plant growth in the tropics.
  3. The availability of water and warm temperatures in the tropics fosters photosynthesis.
  4. The tropics have more predators that minimize herbivory.