Topic 2.2: Ecosystem Services and Functions

Which of the following is NOT a type of ecosystem service?

• Provisioning services

• Regulating services

• Cultural services

• Educational services

What type of ecosystems can neighborhoods have?

• Only aquatic

• Only terrestrial

• Aquatic and terrestrial

• Only desert

What are ecosystem services?

• Benefits people obtain from ecosystems

• Services provided by governments

• Products manufactured by industries

• Activities conducted by humans

How do activities carried out by people affect ecosystems?

• They have no impact

• They only positively change ecosystems

• They can change ecosystems both positively and negatively

• They only negatively change ecosystems

Which service is involved in pollination and photosynthesis?

• Provisioning services

• Regulating services

• Cultural services

• Supporting services

What are provisioning ecosystem services?

• Intangible benefits from ecosystems

• Tangible resources from ecosystems

• Cultural experiences from ecosystems

• Spiritual benefits from ecosystems

What role do trees play in regulating local air quality?

• They increase carbon emissions

• They remove pollutants from the atmosphere

• They produce harmful gases

• They block wind flow

What is the purpose of regulating ecosystem processes?

• To make ecosystems more complex

• To ensure ecosystems are functional and sustainable

• To increase ecosystem destruction

• To reduce ecosystem diversity

Which process is essential for soil formation?

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition of organic matter

• Water filtration

• Aesthetic appreciation

What happens during photosynthesis that supports ecosystem services?

• Plants release carbon dioxide

• Plants absorb oxygen

• Plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen

• Plants increase soil erosion