Question

The ecosystem services include
A. Maintenance of biodiversity
B. Pollination of crop
C. Spiritual, cultural, and aesthetic values
D. All of these

Answer 1

Ecosystem services are provided by organisms of any ecosystem.
Some activities of ecosystem organisms are really beneficial for us, these are called ecosystem services.

Complete answer: In any ecosystem various kind of species are found and every species provide the special role. The ecosystem includes all kind of organisms from unicellular to multicellular, from autotroph to heterotroph. All species are different from each other. This variety is known as biodiversity. Variety in organisms forms a healthy ecosystem. Many animals are helpful for the pollination of many crop plants, that are beneficial for us. We get pure air, fertile soil, pure water, and a healthy environment. These are our spiritual, cultural, and aesthetic values. People of some religions worship trees.

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), a major UN-sponsored effort to find out the impact of human actions on ecosystems and human well-being, identified four major categories of ecosystem services: provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services.

So, the correct answer is “Option D ”.

Note: It has been concluded that value for the services provided by plants to us every year is about 33 trillion American dollars.