Ecosystem services - Quiz

Answer each question below, then choose Check answers to see your score. You can reveal the correct responses after marking.

1 The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment grouped ecosystem services into how many broad categories?

Two Three Four Five

2 Which of the following is a provisioning service provided by soil?

Food production Flood regulation Landscape beauty Soil formation

3 How do soils contribute to fresh water supply?

By storing rainfall and releasing it slowly to streams and aquifers By boiling groundwater to make steam By preventing all water from entering rivers Only by filtering seawater

4 Which regulating service is linked to carbon stored in soil organic matter?

Climate regulation Timber production Archaeological preservation Primary production

5 When soils absorb rainfall and reduce surface runoff, they help with which regulating service?

Flood regulation Fuelwood harvesting Recreation and tourism Nutrient cycling

6 Which of these is an example of a cultural ecosystem service?

Recreation, heritage, and education linked to landscapes Erosion control on steep slopes Breakdown of organic remains in soil Harvesting crops from farmland

7 Why are supporting services sometimes described as underpinning all other ecosystem services?

Processes such as soil formation and nutrient cycling make other services possible They are the only services people pay money for They apply only to deserts and not to British soils They replace the need for regulating services

8 What happens to ecosystem services when soil is eroded, compacted, or loses organic matter?

They often decline across provisioning, regulating, and cultural benefits They automatically improve because the soil is lighter Only cultural services are affected Nothing changes as long as plants are visible above ground

Ecosystem services - Quiz

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