3.3.3 - Ecosystem services

Question 1

What are the 4 ecosystem services?

Answer 1

Provisioning services
Regulating services
Supporting services
Cultural services

Question 2

Definition of ecosystem services?

Answer 2

Services provided by the environment to benefit people.

Question 3

What are provisioning services?

Answer 3

Raw materials or food

Question 4

What are regulating services?

Answer 4

Forests that purify the air
Pollination
Climate regulation

Question 5

What are supporting services?

Answer 5

Carbon and nitrogen services
Soil formation

Question 6

What are cultural services?

Answer 6

Landscapes
Tourism

Question 7

Deforestation.

Answer 7

The permanent clearing of forests

Question 8

Agriculture.

Answer 8

The use of land for crop growth/monoculture

Question 9

Risks of human activity on species diversity.

Answer 9

Reduction in species diversity
Makes ecosystems less stable
Increases carbon dioxide in atmosphere which leads to global warming
Loss of medicines

Question 10

Benefits of human activity on species diversity.

Answer 10

More space to grow crops - results in cheaper food.