IB Biology Topic C4.2.16: Secondary Production as Accumulation of Carbon Compounds in Biomass by Heterotrophs Key Definitions
C4.2.16 Secondary production as accumulation of carbon compounds in biomass by heterotrophs Key Definitions
Definition
Secondary production
Secondary production is the accumulation of carbon compounds in biomass by animals and other heterotrophs, which ingest food and build these compounds into proteins and other macromolecules.