APES Unit 2 Review

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What type of ecosystem service is tourism in Yellowstone National Park?

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Cultural

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Which community has higher biodiversity EVENNESS?

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Community 1

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What type of ecosystem service is obtaining lumber from a forest?

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Provisioning

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What type of ecosystem service is obtaining coal from the earth?

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Provisioning

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Can organisms tolerate any range of temperature, salinity, and pH?

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False

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Define provisioning ecosystem services.

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Ecosystem services that provide resources such as food, water, and raw materials.

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What are regulating ecosystem services?

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Services that regulate natural processes, such as climate regulation, water purification, and pollination.

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Explain supporting ecosystem services.

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Services that maintain the conditions for life on Earth, such as nutrient cycling and soil formation.

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What are cultural ecosystem services?

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Non-material benefits obtained from ecosystems, including recreation, aesthetic enjoyment, and spiritual enrichment.

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What is biodiversity evenness?

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A measure of how evenly individuals are distributed across the different species in a community.