Review: Chapter 8 - Sustaining Diversity

The number of different habitats available in a given area

• Ecosystem diversity

• Ecosystem services

• Species diversity

• Species services

The number of different species in an ecosystem

• Species services

• Species diversity

• Habitat services

• Habitat diversity

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Goods that come from natural resources that ecosystems carry out that have financial value to humans

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem services

• Biosphere services

• Environmental resources

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Human activities disrupt the ability of ecosystems to function which has _____ and _____ consequences.

• historical, political

• environmental, evolutionary

• economic, ecological

• economic, political

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A healthy forest ecosystem in the Northwest is home to elk, mule deer, chipmunks, ground squirrels, and a variety of plants. What is the relationship between biodiversity and available resources?

• Biodiversity is not affected by changes to available resources.

• Biodiversity decreases the amount of available resources.

• Biodiversity increases with abundant resources and decreases when resources are scarce.

• Biodiversity decreases with abundant resources and increases when resources are scarce.

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Which of the following is a human activity that positively affects biodiversity?

• introducing invasive species

• growing trees in deforested regions

• adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere

• removing natural resources

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Sometimes when a bee pollinates a flower, this action is beneficial to humans. Bees are the main pollinators of many plants that humans eat, such as blueberries, potatoes, apples, celery, and strawberries. What are the benefits that humans receive from the ecosystem called?

• ecological restoration

• sustainability

• ecosystem services

• ecology

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Water, fuel, food, and raw materials are examples of what?

• natural resources

• cultural services

• regulating services

• cycling of matter and energy

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Which of the following are examples of ecosystem services? Select all that apply.

• Stores carbon dioxide

• Produces oxygen

• Purifys water

• Produces wood Products

• Provides habitat

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Sustainable forest management must include which of the following?

• environmental benefits
• social benefits
• economic benefits
• all of the above

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