GPP, or Gross Primary Productivity
A) is the energy that remains in a plant after photosynthesis.
B) is the total energy captured from the sun through photosynthesis.
C) is the rate at which excess plant energy is converted to tissue for growth.
D) is the amount of energy available for primary consumers.
E) represents approximately 80% of the energy captured from the sun.

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Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) refers to the total amount of energy captured by plants through the process of photosynthesis. This encompasses all the solar energy converted into chemical energy (in the form of organic compounds) before any losses due to plant respiration are accounted for.