Ecosystem Services (p. 22 - 27)

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  1. 2. The cycling of _____ through an ecosystem is an example of a supporting service.
  2. 4. An important regulating service of an ecosystem is the regulation of Earth's _____.
  3. 7. Animals that spread pollen, known as _____, are a regulating service essential to global food production.
  4. 8. Type of ecosystem service that provides recreation and educational opportunities.
  5. 9. Type of ecosystem service that many ecosystems depend on in order to continue.
  6. 11. A complex interaction of biotic and abiotic factors.
  7. 13. A regulating service that grassland ecosystems help to prevent is _____ by maintaining fertile soil for crop production.
  8. 14. Ponds and lakes provide many ecosystem services to humans as well as providing _____ for many animals.
  9. 15. A large amount of the food that we eat coming from _____ ecosystems is an example of a provisioning service.
  10. 16. Ecosystem _____ are benefits that ecosystems provide to humans, such as food production and economic prosperity.
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  1. 1. Type of ecosystem service that makes Earth habitable for humans.
  2. 3. An example of a regulating service is the production of oxygen through _____.
  3. 5. The value of ecosystem services is currently estimated at more than $100 _____ per year.
  4. 6. White-water _____ is one example of a cultural service an ecosystem can provide.
  5. 10. Type of ecosystem service that provides resources to people.
  6. 12. An important provisioning service of an ecosystem is chemicals from rainforests being used as _____ to treat diseases.
  7. 14. _____, which uses the flow of rivers and streams to produce electricity, is an example of a provisioning service.