Ecosystem Services Worksheet
Explore the vital services ecosystems provide to humans and the environment.
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Ecosystem Services
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1. Which of the following is an example of a provisioning ecosystem service?
Pollination of crops
Clean drinking water
Regulation of climate
Recreational activities
2. What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?
Produce their own food
Break down dead organisms
Eat other animals
Provide shelter for animals
3. Ecosystems provide us with many things we need to survive, which are called ecosystem .
4. The process by which plants make their own food using sunlight is called .
5. All ecosystem services are directly visible to humans.
True
False
6. Pollination is an example of a regulating ecosystem service.
True
False
7. Name two different types of ecosystem services and give an example for each.
8. Observe the pond ecosystem diagram below. Identify one living component and one non-living component within this ecosystem.
Living Component:
Non-Living Component: