Forest Ecosystems

Which type of forest has the MOST biodiversity (different life)?

• Old-growth

• Tree Plantation

• Second-growth

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How long does it take for a tree to mature?

• 1 day

• 12 months

• 25-30 years

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What is an ECONOMIC service?

• A service provided by nature that can be used to MAKE money.

• A service provided by nature to LOSE money.

What is an ECOLOGICAL service?

• A service provided by manufacturing that people want to have.

• A service provided by nature that organisms need in order to live.

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Which is NOT an ecological service provided by trees.

• absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere

• oxygen to breathe

• shade for plants and people

• They are all correct.

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When forest ecosystems lose their ability to provide important goods and services to people and nature.

• photosynthesis

• forest degradation

• deforestation

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DIRECT drivers of deforestation.

• Human activities or immediate actions that directly impact forest cover and loss of carbon.

• Social, economic, political, cultural and technological processes that give rise to deforestation.

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What is the number 1 direct driver (reason) of deforestation?

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Automotive

• Education

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Indirect drivers of deforestation.

• Human activities or immediate actions that directly impact forest cover and loss of carbon.

• Social, economic, political, cultural and technological processes that give rise to deforestation.

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This type of tree cutting method involves cutting down all of the trees in a given area.

• Selective cutting

• clear cutting

• Seedtree/ Shelterwood cutting

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