Question

relate the concept of gross and net production to the concept of energy conversion.

Explanation:

Gross production is the total amount of energy produced during a process of energy conversion, like in photosynthesis where plants convert solar energy into chemical - energy. Net production is the amount of energy available after subtracting the energy used for the organism's own metabolic processes during the energy - conversion. For example, in an ecosystem, plants have gross primary production from photosynthesis, but after using some energy for respiration (a metabolic process), the remaining is net primary production.

Answer:

Gross production is the total energy output in energy conversion, while net production is the energy left after accounting for energy used in associated metabolic processes during energy conversion.