Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Quiz

Ecosystem is a geographic area where living communities and non-living environments.... with each other as a functional unit.

What are ecosystem services?

• Benefits plants obtain from people

• Benefits animals obtain from ecosystems

• Benefits ecosystems obtain from people

• Benefits people obtain from ecosystems

When humans affect one part of the ecosystem...

• They only affect that particular part of the ecosystem

• They can affect other parts of the ecosystem due to the interaction between different parts of an ecosystem

• They have no impact on ecosystems

How does learning about ecosystem services contribute to sustainability?

• It helps us understand how humans depend on natureIt helps us understand how humans depend on nature and how nature benefits humans.

• It helps us understand how benefits from nature is a result of complex interaction within ecosystems and thus, the need to preserve the nature area to continue to receive the benefits.

• It has no impact on sustainability

Humans are able to extract resources from nature.

This refers to ...ecosystem services.

• provisioning

• regulating

• cultural

• supporting

Nature reduces extremes e.g. reduce chances of flood.

This refers to ...ecosystem services.

• provisioning

• regulating

• cultural

• supporting

Nature areas provides areas for research and education.

This refers to ...ecosystem services.

• provisioning

• regulating

• cultural

• supporting

Nature areas provides resources like wood, food etc.

This refers to ...ecosystem services.

• provisioning

• regulating

• cultural

• supporting

How do supporting ecosystem services benefit humans?

• Directly providing resources

• Maintaining the ecosystem to continue to provide services

• Controlling human activities

• Regulating the climate

What is an example of a provisioning service?

• Fruit from trees

• Space for recreational activities

• Water filtering through wetlands

• Cooling nearby temperatures