Biodiversity, Adaptations, Ecological Tolerance, Ecosystem Services, and Island Biogeography

You are on a town committee formed to determine the borders for a new local nature park. You explain that according to the theory of island biogeography, if the committee wishes to promote species richness it should

• II only

• III only

• I and II

• I, II, and III

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Ecosystem services

• are the processes by which life-supporting resources are produced.
• indicate the current state of the environment.
• are valued for their beauty.
• refer to abiotic features of the environment.

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The aesthetic value of an ecosystem provides

• a supporting service.

• a regulating service.

• an intrinsic value.

• a cultural service.

A(n) ______ in species diversity is associated with a(n) ________ in the functions an ecosystem provides.

• increase; decrease

• decrease; increase

• decrease; unobserved change

• decline; decline

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Which is NOT one of the five ecosystem services that are used to calculate instrumental value?

• species biodiversity

• resilience

• support systems

• regulating services

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When a spruce tree is harvested so the wood can be used to build a house, the tree is providing

• a cultural service.

• a provision.

• an intrinsic value.

• a monetary unit.

Human waste is often dumped in the ocean. Microbial organisms in marine ecosystems can break down organic waste into less harmful components. This is an example of

• a cultural service.

• an ecosystem provision.

• a regulating service.

• an intrinsic value.

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Bees are important to ecosystems and humans because they provide

• a regulating service through the pollination of crops.

• a regulating service that increases crop yields.

• a support system through the pollination of food crops.

• a support system through promoting biodiversity of crops.

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Which of the following would be considered an instrumental value of an ecosystem?

• ecological cycling of nutrients

• high decomposition rates, adding nutrients to the soil

• high net primary production

• use of lumber from a forest

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Products obtained from nature that humans can use such as lumber, medicines and food crops are

• ecological benefits.

• provisions.

• supplies.

• services.