Ecology Review

As biodiversity increases...

• ...ecosystem services decrease.

• ...ecosystem services increase.

All of the material benefits that are obtained from an ecosystem are called

• provisioning services

• regulating services

• cultural services

• supporting services

Food, medicine, water, and fuel are things provided by

• cultural services

• supporting services

• provisioning services

• regulating services

Water purification, waste management, and pollination are things provided by

• cultural services

• supporting services

• provisioning services

• regulating services

True or False: An ecosystem with high biodiversity is more likely to withstand a disturbance than an ecosystem with low biodiversity.

• True

• False

The non-material services that enhance the spiritual, intellectual, and social development of humans are called

• supporting services

• cultural services

• provisioning services

• regulating services

Enjoying a day at the beach, or gaining intellectual knowledge are provided by

• cultural services

• supporting services

• provisioning services

• regulating services

The services that help all other ecosystem services to fully function (natural cycles and processes)

• supporting services

• cultural services

• provisioning services

• regulating services

Biodiversity refers to

• extinct species
• the variety of species on Earth
• nonrenewable resources
• the rate of species decline

When taken to a new habitat, non-native plants often threaten native plants of the new habitat.  Why do they do this?

• Non-native plants are able to mutate rapidly
• Non-native  plants cause native animals to relocate
• Non-native plants are able to be used for medicine
• Non-native plants compete with native plants for resources