ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEM
Question
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Ecosystem adaptations
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Ecosystem services
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Ecosystem benefits
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The interactions among different components of ecosystems are fundamental to a well-defined environment. As a part of an ecosystem, humans derive lots of benefits from the biotic and abiotic components. These benefits are collectively termed as ecosystem services.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ecosystem services make human life possible by, for example, providing nutritious food and clean water, regulating disease and climate, supporting the pollination of crops and soil formation, and providing recreational, cultural and spiritual benefits.
Detailed explanation-3: -These include the purification of air and water, detoxification and decomposition of wastes, regulation of climate, regeneration of soil fertility, and production and maintenance of biodiversity, from which key ingredients of our agricultural, pharmaceutical, and industrial enterprises are derived.
Detailed explanation-4: -An ecosystem service is any positive benefit that wildlife or ecosystems provide to people.
Detailed explanation-5: -There, ecosystem services are grouped into four broad categories: provisioning, such as the production of food and water; regulating, such as the control of climate and disease; supporting, such as nutrient cycles and oxygen production; and cultural, such as spiritual and recreational benefits.