Ecosystem Services Quick Check

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Question
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?(1 point)
Responses

ethical and aesthetic services and direct services
ethical and aesthetic services and direct services

only indirect services
only indirect services

only ethical and aesthetic services
only ethical and aesthetic 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."

• Your mom benefits from the direct service of the apples for making pies.
• You benefit from the indirect service of shade while reading under the tree.

So, the correct response is:

indirect services and direct services