Ecosystem Services

Landscape used for erosion and flood control

• Provisioning

• Regulation

• Cultural

• Supporting

Includes fuel, food, drinking water

• Provisioning

• Regulation

• Cultural

• Supporting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Fruits, fish, and livestock are examples of which ecosystem service?

• Regulating

• Provisioning

• Cultural

• Supporting

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Natural processes such as nutrient cycling and the creation of soils are all examples of what type of ecosystem service?

• Provisioning

• Regulating

• Cultural

• Supporting

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Pick the supporting service

• natural resources

• water cycle and nutrients

• plants and animals

• recreational services

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Fruits, fish, and livestock are all examples of what type of ecosystem service?

• Economic

• Provisioning

• Regulating

• Cultural

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is an example of a provisioning ecosystem service?

• A) Climate regulation

• B) Pollination

• C) Food production

• D) Soil formation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What type of ecosystem service is provided by wetlands in filtering pollutants from water?

• A) Provisioning

• B) Regulating

• C) Cultural

• D) Supporting

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which ecosystem service is primarily involved in carbon sequestration?

• A) Provisioning

• B) Regulating

• C) Cultural

• D) Supporting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4