SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -biomass, the weight or total quantity of living organisms of one animal or plant species (species biomass) or of all the species in a community (community biomass), commonly referred to a unit area or volume of habitat. The weight or quantity of organisms in an area at a given moment is the standing crop.

Detailed explanation-2: -In ecological terms, biomass is defined as the total mass of all the living biological organisms living present in a given ecosystem at a given time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The standing crop is measured as the mass of living organism (biomass) or the number in a unit area . The biomass of a species is expressed in terms of fresh or dry weight. Measurement of biomass in terms of dry weight is more accurate .