Net production efficiency (NPE) is defined as the product of 100 and the quotient of net consumer productivity and assimilation. If the invertebrate primary consumers of an ecosystem exhibit a NPE of about 20% and pass on about 1000 kcal/m2/yr to secondary consumers, what is the assimilation of the primary consumers?
A. | 5000 kcal/m2/yr | |
B. | 10000 kcal/m2/yr | |
C. | 2000 kcal/m2/yr | |
D. | 1000 kcal/m2/yr |