Loss of carbon through the microbial loop in oligotrophic environments is __________ to/than the loss of carbon through the microbial loop in copiotrophic environments.

Loss of carbon through the microbial loop in oligotrophic environments

1.	Loss of carbon through the microbial loop in oligotrophic environments is __________ to/than the loss of carbon through the microbial loop in copiotrophic environments.
A.	greater
B.	lesser
C.	approximately equal
D.	half
Answer» B. lesser