Human Uses of Ecosystems – Food, Water, Recreation, Materials

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1. Question 1

   Multiple choice

   Which of these is an example of humans using an ecosystem for FOOD?

2. Question 2

   Multiple choice

   How do wetland ecosystems help provide humans with clean water?

3. Question 3

   Multiple choice

   Which material that humans use commonly comes from forest ecosystems?

4. Question 4

   True or false

   Humans only use ecosystems for food – water and materials come from factories, not nature.

5. Question 5

   Matching

   Match each human need to the ecosystem service that provides it.

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• Keystone Species – One Species, Huge Impact

• Food Chains – Plants, Herbivores, and Carnivores

• Population Changes – Ripple Effects in Food Webs

• Human Actions – Positive and Negative Effects on Ecosystems