ESS Biodiversity and Sustainability

The 3 different types of biodiversity (in IB ESS) are; 

• Genes, Species, Habitats
• Genes, Species, Ecosystems
• Species, Habitats, Communities
• Biosphere, Genes, Habitats

Page 5 of the 2010 European Environment Agency Biodiversity Baseline (EEABB) talks about why biodiversity matters. Which of the following is NOT an essential function of ecosystems listed on this page?

• Providing resources
• Cultural services
• Carbon sequestration
• Developing economies

It is indirectly suggested (on page 5 of the EEABB) that loss of biodiversity increases the cost of damage by flood and storms in the EU. What type of biodiversity loss is relevant to this problem? 

• Bees
• Forests
• Genetic
• Soil

The desire for accessibility to nature has spawned the global business of ecotourism, according to page 5 of the (EEABB), what aesthetic benefits are there for humans to encourage maintaining habitat biodiversity?  

• Inspiration
• Health
• National Pride
• All the above

On page 5 of the EEABB, what adjective is used to describe "most ecosystem services in the European Union"?

• Eroded
• Weakened
• Degraded
• Polluted

On page 7 of the EEABB, it is suggested that one ecosystem is particularly unknown in regards to its habitat and species diversity. Which ecosystem is this?

• Marine
• Alpine 
• Wetlands
• Grasslands

Page 10 of the EEABB indicates ways of addressing the issue of biodiversity loss. The second paragraph includes business as a stakeholder in this. What initiative is suggested that informs business? 

• The Water Framework Directive
• targeting the 'overseas dimension'
• Shared Environmental Information System
• The Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity Loss (TEEB)

The introduction of Alien species affects biodiversity negatively if the alien species;

• has a faster growth rate than native species
• outcompetes the native species for resources
• carries a new pathogen into the native species habitat
• all of the above.