Services that allow all other ecosystem services to function
Supporting
100
Allows plant reproduction to occur
What is pollinations
100
Deforestation occurs when large amounts of forest area are removed. A possible consequence of deforestation may include a _________ in oxygen and _________ in air pollution.
What is Decrease/Increase
100
A ____________ is one who believes that all ecosystems should remain intact.
What is preservationist
100
Examples of decomposers are:
What is mushroom (fungi)/worms/bacteria
200
Products obtained from the ecosytem.
Examples: food, medicine, water, wood, fuel, fiber/cloth
Provisioning
200
Occurs when wind or water blow away soil. Can be prevented by the roots of vegetation.
What is soil erosion
200
Overexploitation of animals and plants by humans can lead to the _____________ of species.
What is extinction
200
A __________ is one who believes that we should use the ecosystem sustainably and meet human needs.
What is conservationist
200
The united States government passed the Endangered Species Act in 1973. This act was designed to ______ or ________ people from _________ endangered species.
What is prevent or stop/hunting
300
Nonmaterial services that enhance the spiritual, intelluctual and social development of humans.
Examples: Recreation, gain of information, art/inspiration, ecotourism
Cultural
300
Is carried out by different parts of the ecosystem. Wetland plants remove toxins. Animals break down wastes. Tree roots absorb pollution.
What is water purification
300
____________ services non material services that enhance the spiritual, intellectual and social development of humans.
Example: a white water rafting trip with your family. Writing a novel about nature; painting a beautiful lake scene
What is Cultural
300
A Biodiversity ______________ is a protected area on Earth from harmful human activities and home to a unique species that can live only there.
What is hotspot
300
Bison are grazing animals. They travel across a prairie, eating grass. If there were too many bison in an area, there would probably be ______________.
What is less grass and more bare soil
400
Services that regulate ecosystem processes.
Examples: pollination, soil erosion prevention, water purification, air purification
Regulating
400
Is aided by vegetation. Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen.
What is air purification
400
Edge effects become bigger as habitat areas __________ in size.
What is decrease
400
Wildlife ______________ connect fragmented habitats which increase species reproduction, genetic diversity, and species survival.
What is corridors
400
__________ and _________ are organisms that are most helpful in preventing Earth from being covered with the bodies of dead organisms.
What is Fungi/bacteria
500
What is an ecosystem service?
What is ways humans benefit form the ecosystem.
500
Occurs when plants create their own food via photosynthesis. Creates the base of the food chain.
What is primary production
500
____________ occurs when a habitat is completely ______________ and all species of wildlife that lived here must ___________ because their habitat is no longer there or they will not be able to survive.
What is habitat destruction/destroyed/relocate or emmigrate
500
___________ is a process in which essential organisms are _____ an ecosystem in an attempt to restore the ecosystems to a healthy state.
What is biological augmentation/added to
500
A forest is flooded when a natural dam breaks, leaving the forest floor under two meters (about 6 1/2 feet) of water. what animals are most affected by the flooding?