Maintaining Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Biodiversity describes the variety of ______ found in Earth’s terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems.

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The completeness or integrity of an ecosystem’s biodiversity is often used as a measure of its ______.

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What are the four categories of ecosystem services?

• Provisioning, regulating, supporting, and physical
• Provisioning, regulating, supporting, and spiritual
• Provisioning, regulating, supporting, and emotional
• Provisioning, regulating, supporting, and cultural

Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in an area, including diversity within species, between species, and between ecosystems. This is important for the health of an ecosystem because it enhances ______ and stability.

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What are the three types of considerations that need to be evaluated when developing solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services?

• Scientific, environmental, and social
• Scientific, economic, and social
• Scientific, economic, and political
• Economic, environmental, and social

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What are ecosystem services?

• Benefits that insects gain from the natural environment
• Benefits that animals gain from the natural environment
• Benefits that plants gain from the natural environment
• Benefits that humans gain from the natural environment

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What is the importance of evaluating the long-term economic impacts of a solution?

• To preserve biodiversity
• To ensure the solution is socially acceptable
• To ensure immediate financial gain
• To assess the cost-effectiveness of the solution

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What are scientific considerations when evaluating competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services?

• Evaluating the aesthetic value of each solution
• Considering the social impacts of each solution
• Evaluating how effectively each solution could preserve biodiversity and ecosystem services
• Assessing the economic costs of each solution

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Why is preserving ecosystem services crucial for human survival and well-being?

• Because they are necessary for economic growth
• Because they are aesthetically pleasing and provide recreational opportunities
• Because they are important for scientific research
• Because they provide essential resources and benefits such as food, water, and climate regulation

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What is an example of a cultural ecosystem service?

• Control of climate and disease
• Nutrient cycles and crop pollination
• Production of food and water
• Spiritual and recreational benefits