Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem Services: Overview
This topic covers the concept of Ecosystem Services.
Important Questions on Ecosystem Services
Out of the total cost of various ecosystem services, the soil account for _____%, recreation and nutrient cycling are less than _____% and climate regulation and habitat for wildlife is about _____% each.
Researchers like Robert Costanza et al., have put an average price tag of US ...... trillion a year on the fundamental ecological services.
Out of total cost of various ecosystem services, the soil formation accounts for about , and contribution of other services like recreation and nutrient cycling, are less than each.
In the above statement for and , which option is correct ?
According to Robert Constanza average price tag for ecosystem services is
Choose incorrect option for the cost distribution of ecosystem services.
Assertion (A): The stability of coupled systems formed by climate and natural ecosystems is an important ecosystem service.
Reason (R): Natural ecosystems prevent overheating of the earth by removing more of the greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
The millennium ecosystem assessment grouped ecosystem services. Choose the correct categories
Which one of the following is known as 'Lungs of planet'?
Tree planting helps reduce global warming as trees:
Which statement is/are correct with respect to ecosystem services.
(A) Healthy ecosystems are the base for a wide range of economic, environmental and aesthetic goods
& services
(B) The products of ecosystem processes are named as ecosystem services
(C) Researches have put an average price tag of US $33 trillion a year on fundamental ecosystems
services
Which is/are correct regarding ecosystem services?
(A) Out of the total cost by various ecosystem services, the soil formation accounts for about 50%.
(B) Contributions of other services like recreation & nutrient cycling are less than 10% each.
(C) The cost of climate regulation & habitat for wild life are about 6% each.
Which of the following is an ecosystem service provided by a natural ecosystem?
Read the following statement A to D.
(A) An ecosystem can be visualised as a functional unit of nature.
(B) Ecosystem varies greatly in size from a small pond to a large forest or a sea.
(C) Many ecologists regard the entire biosphere as a global ecosystem
(D) Crop field & an aquarium may also be considered as natural ecosystem
How many of the above statements are correct.
Which of the following is an ecosystem service provided by a natural ecosystem?
Which of the following is NOT a function of an entrepreneur?
Public relations primarily aims to establish and maintain which of the following?
Which of the following is NOT a type of consumer product?
Which of the following is a key responsibility of a consumer?
