How do humans benefit from biodiversity

What are ecosystem services?

• Benefits experienced by organisms

• Benefits experienced by humans

• Benefits experienced by both organisms and humans

• Benefits experienced by plants

Which type of ecosystem services allow for the existence of all other ecosystem services?

• Supporting services

• Provisioning services

• Regulating services

• Cultural services

What are examples of supporting services?

• Primary production, water cycling, and nutrient cycling

• Pollination of plants and water purification

• Recreational activities and appearance of the environment

• Food, water, medicine, and other natural resources

Which type of ecosystem services provide us with food, water, medicine, and other natural resources?

• Supporting services

• Provisioning services

• Regulating services

• Cultural services

What are examples of regulating services?

• Primary production, water cycling, and nutrient cycling

• Pollination of plants and water purification

• Recreational activities and appearance of the environment

• Protection from natural disasters, erosion, and climate

Which type of ecosystem services include pollination of plants and water purification?

• Supporting services

• Provisioning services

• Regulating services

• Cultural services

What are cultural services?

• Benefits experienced by organisms

• Benefits experienced by humans

• Benefits experienced by both organisms and humans

• Benefits experienced by plants

Which type of ecosystem services do not have a monetary value?

• Supporting services

• Provisioning services

• Regulating services

• Cultural services

What are examples of cultural services?

• Primary production, water cycling, and nutrient cycling

• Pollination of plants and water purification

• Recreational activities and appearance of the environment

• Food, water, medicine, and other natural resources

Which type of ecosystem services provide protection from natural disasters, erosion, and climate?

• Supporting services

• Provisioning services

• Regulating services

• Cultural services