7.5 - 5 Ecosystem Biodiversity

Crops might not get pollinated, and there could be a food shortage.

Honey could become more expensive.

There could be fewer roses available on Valentine’s Day.

People who work for pest control companies might lose their jobs.

Relating to the ocean

The proper disposal of used resources so they can be reprocessed into new products

The number of different species of plants and animals in an area

Source or supply from which benefit is produced

The proper disposal of used resources so they can be reprocessed into new products

The number of different species of plants and animals in an area

Source or supply from which benefit is produced

Relating to the ocean

Biodiversity

Resources

Recycling

Oceanic

All of the above

Introduction of invasive species

Fishing, both recreational and commercial

Pollution

It is expensive.

It is sometimes difficult to regulate human activities.

It can be difficult to control species.

All of the above

The number of different species of plants and animals in an area

Source or supply from which benefit is produced

Relating to the ocean

The proper disposal of used resources so they can be reprocessed into new products

Snakes, foxes, and other predators eating pests like mice so they do not invade people’s homes as much

Bats, birds, and other insects eating mosquitoes, which bite people and spread diseases

Animals, such as insects, birds, and bats, pollinating flowers

Dogs barking at intruders

Plants help slow the effects of weathering and erosion.

Plants are used to make many medicines that are used to treat diseases in people and animals.

Plants provide all of these ecological services.

Plants maintain the balance of gases in the air through photosynthesis, supplying oxygen for humans and animals.

variety of living things.

average annual rainfall.

coverage of land area.

elevation above sea level.