Terms
Ecosystems
What are abiotic and biotic factors working together?
A coyote and fox fight for a squirrel
Provisioning
What is basic resources from nature?
Define
What are the things that humans do that impact ecosystems?
An abiotic feature in an ecosystem
what is a stick, rock, pond or a leaf
Abiotic
A tick on a deer
What is parasitism?
Cultural
What is entertainment from nature?
Positive Disturbances
What is protecting natural areas, reforestation, minimize waste, recycle, reuse,
A biotic feature in an ecosystem would be
what is an animal or plant?
Biotic
What are living things?
Bees get nectar from the flower. The flower gets pollen from the bees.
What is mutualism?
Supporting
What is necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services?
Negative Disturbances
What is cutting down trees, pollution, letting fertilizer into active bodies of water, driving gas powered cars,
An example of cultural services would be
what is hiking, camping or recreation?
Commensalism
What is one organism benefiting and the other not being hurt/helped?
Birds eat worms they find
What is predation?
Regulating
What is benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem services?
Human Disturbances are connected to
what are ecosystem services?
Floods, fires and hurricanes would be considered
what is a natural disturbance?
Mutualism
What is both organisms benefiting from the relationship?
Spiders spinning webs to trap and kill insects
What is predation?
Example of supporting
Human disturbances
what is impacting ecosystems?
what is cultural ecosystem services?