AP®︎ Environmental Science: Topic 2.2 Flashcards

Master key terms and definitions for Topic 2.2 of AP Environmental Science – Ecosystem Services to help you prep for quizzes and the AP exam.

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Ecosystem Services

Definition

Benefits people obtain from ecosystems and the ecological processes occurring within them

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Ecosystem Services
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Benefits people obtain from ecosystems and the ecological processes occurring within them

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Provisioning Services
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Material products obtained from ecosystems, such as food, fresh water, timber, fibers, fuel, and medicines

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Regulating Services
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Benefits produced when ecosystems control, moderate, or buffer environmental conditions

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Cultural Services
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Nonmaterial ecosystem benefits involving recreation, education, identity, inspiration, aesthetics, or spiritual well-being

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Supporting Services
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Fundamental ecological processes that maintain ecosystems and make the other service categories possible

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Anthropogenic Disruption of Ecosystem Services
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Human-caused alteration of ecosystem components or processes that can weaken or eliminate services, potentially causing ecological and economic consequences

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Ecosystem-Service Trade-Offs
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Situations in which managing an ecosystem to increase one service reduces one or more other services

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Ecosystem Process
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A physical, chemical, or biological activity occurring in an ecosystem; it becomes an ecosystem service when it provides a human benefit

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