Does anyone know which is the correct one. The biomass of phytoplankton is (A) greater than standing crop of fish (B) less than the standing crop fish. (C) the same biomass of fish.

(A) greater than standing crop of fish

Explanation:

Biomass -

It is the mass of the living organisms in a particular area of the ecosystem at a particular time. It even includes the animals, plants and microorganisms.

It is the total mass of the community or the average mass per unit area.

The biomass of the phytoplankton are always more than the biomass of the fish.

Hence the correct statement would be (A) greater than standing crop of fish.