T5L4 Quiz Flashcards
What are the benefits that humans receive from the ecosystem?
Ecosystem services
Water, fuel, food, and raw materials are examples of what?
Natural resources
What is a cultural service?
When nature makes you happy, relaxed, or gives you purpose. Canoeing or hiking
What is a provisional service?
When you obtain natural resources from an ecosystem. Farming or fuel
What is a regulatory service?
When humans benefit from natural processes. Nature resets and fixes problems.
What is a supporting service?
Matter and energy are endlessly transferred. The water cycle
True or False: ecosystem services are often produced by humans and they are free
True
___________________is the study of how organisms interact with their environment.
Ecology
True or False: regulatory services are necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services.
True
ALL organisms depend on their environment for what three things?
Food, water, shelter
Ecosystem production (decreases / increases) with biodiversity.
Increases
__________ is the practice of using less of a resource so that it can last longer.
conservation
_____________________ is the ability of an ecosystem to maintain biodiversity and production indefinitely.
Sustainability
___________________ is the practice of helping a degraded or destroyed ecosystem recover from damage.
Ecological restoration
True or False: The best thing humans can do is remove ourselves from interacting with ecosystems completely.
False
Identify human activities that negatively affect the ecosystem.
Removing species from organisms, replacing wetlands, buildings, farming
In what ways do humans protect and restore the ecosystem?
Recycling, not over populating, conservation
