What term describes the variety of different organisms found in an ecosystem?
Ecosystem Services

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Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
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What ecosystem service is landscape used for erosion and flood control?
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Regulation: Ecosystem services that help regulate environmental conditions, such as erosion and flood control.
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What ecosystem service allows the earth to sustain basic life?
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Supporting: Ecosystem services that are necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services, such as nutrient cycling and soil formation.
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Fruits, fish, and livestock are examples of which ecosystem service?
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Provisioning: Ecosystem services that provide tangible products, such as food, fresh water, and raw materials.
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What is the process of water evaporation over an ocean to form rain clouds?
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Supporting: This process is part of the supporting services that maintain the conditions for life on Earth.
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What is the term for the benefits humans receive from ecosystems?
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Ecosystem Services: The benefits that humans derive from ecosystems, including provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services.
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What type of ecosystem service includes recreational activities like hiking and bird watching?
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Cultural: Ecosystem services that provide non-material benefits, such as recreation, aesthetic enjoyment, and spiritual enrichment.
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