Ecosystem Services Lesson

What are ecosystem services?

• Advantages of urbanization

• Benefits obtained from industries

• Services provided by technology

• Benefits obtained from ecosystems

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Name three types of ecosystem services.

• consumptive services

• supporting services

• provisioning services, regulating services, cultural services

• distributing services

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Explain the concept of provisioning services.

• Provisioning services are responsible for managing physical infrastructure and equipment.

• Provisioning services involve providing and managing resources to support IT service delivery.

• Provisioning services involve troubleshooting and fixing IT issues.

• Provisioning services refer to the process of creating and maintaining user accounts.

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Give an example of a regulating service provided by ecosystems.

• Regulation of water flow and purification

• Soil erosion

• Carbon sequestration

• Pollination of plants

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What are cultural services in an ecosystem?

• Economic benefits obtained from nature

• Non-material benefits obtained from nature

• Physical resources obtained from nature

• Ecological services provided by nature

How do ecosystems provide supporting services?

• Providing food and shelter for wildlife

• Regulating and maintaining essential ecological processes

• Filtering and purifying water resources

• Promoting biodiversity and species interactions

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What is the importance of biodiversity in ecosystem services?

• Biodiversity has no impact on ecosystem services

• Ecosystem services are not affected by biodiversity

• Biodiversity only affects certain ecosystems

• Biodiversity is important for the functioning and stability of ecosystems and the provision of ecosystem services.

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Explain the concept of resilience in relation to ecosystem services.

• Resilience in relation to ecosystem services refers to the ability of an ecosystem to adapt and change in response to disturbances or changes.

• Resilience in relation to ecosystem services is the ability of an ecosystem to provide essential services without being affected by disturbances or changes.

• Resilience in relation to ecosystem services is the ability of an ecosystem to recover quickly from disturbances or changes without any impact on essential services.

• The concept of resilience in relation to ecosystem services is the ability of an ecosystem to withstand and recover from disturbances or changes while still providing essential services.

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What are the economic benefits of ecosystem services?

• Ecosystem services are too expensive to be economically viable.

• Ecosystem services only benefit large corporations.

• Ecosystem services provide economic benefits through various ways such as providing raw materials, regulating climate, pollination, water purification, and tourism.

• Ecosystem services have no economic benefits.

How can individuals contribute to the conservation of ecosystem services?

• By increasing their carbon footprint, practicing unsustainable agriculture, wasting water, destroying biodiversity, and opposing local conservation efforts.

• By ignoring their carbon footprint, practicing conventional agriculture, wasting water, promoting biodiversity loss, and opposing local conservation efforts.

• By not caring about their carbon footprint, practicing destructive agriculture, wasting water, neglecting biodiversity, and opposing local conservation efforts.

• By reducing their carbon footprint, practicing sustainable agriculture, conserving water, protecting biodiversity, and supporting local conservation efforts.

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