Principles of Habitat Conservation & Management

What is a habitat?

• An area where only plants live

• An area where only animals live

• An area in which animals, plants, and other organisms live

• An area with no living organisms

What is an ecosystem?

• A single organism

• A non-living environment

• An interconnected biological system of living organisms and their physical environment

• A type of habitat

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What are provisional services?

• Non-material benefits from a habitat

• Products obtained from a habitat, such as food, water, wood, and oil

• Natural processes that regulate the habitat

• Services that support nutrient cycling

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What are cultural services?

• Products obtained from a habitat

• Non-material benefits provided by a habitat, such as tourism and recreation

• Natural processes that regulate the habitat

• Services that support oxygen production

What are regulating services?

• Products obtained from a habitat

• Non-material benefits from a habitat

• Natural processes the habitat regulates, such as biological control of predator and prey populations and prevention of soil erosion

• Services that support nutrient cycling

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What are supporting services?

• Products obtained from a habitat

• Non-material benefits from a habitat

• Natural processes the habitat facilitates to maintain the conditions of the earth, such as oxygen production and nutrient cycling

• Services that support tourism

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What does the term "aquatic" refer to?

• Related to soil or dry land

• Related to water

• Related to air

• Related to fire

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What does the term "terrestrial" refer to?

• Related to water

• Related to air

• Related to soil or dry land

• Related to fire

What is the continental shelf?

• A type of crustacean

• An area of land underneath the sea and near a continent

• A type of phytoplankton

• A type of oceanic zone

What are phytoplankton?

• Large marine animals

• Microscopic marine algae

• A type of crustacean

• A type of oceanic zone

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