Your family has an old apple tree in your backyard. Your mom loves using the tree’s apples to make pies. You don’t care for apples, but you enjoy reading under the tree’s shade. Which phrase best describes the ecosystem services that the tree provides for you and your mom?

Question

only indirect services

only ethical and aesthetic services

ethical and aesthetic services and direct services

indirect services and direct services

Answer 1

The phrase that best describes the ecosystem services that the tree provides for you and your mom is indirect services and direct services.

The direct service is the production of apples for your mom to make pies, while the indirect service is the shade provided by the tree for you to read under.