Which statement best describes ecosystem services and give three examples?

• A. Benefits from ecosystems; examples provisioning (food), regulating (flood control), cultural (recreation).
• B. Only economic benefits; examples tourism and fisheries.
• C. Only ecological balance; examples pollination only.
• D. They are the goods produced by agriculture; examples crops, livestock.

Answer: (A)

Ecosystem services are the benefits humans receive from natural ecosystems, spanning tangible goods, regulation of environmental processes, and cultural or recreational value. The statement that best describes this uses three examples: provisioning services like food, regulating services such as flood control, and cultural services like recreation. This shows how ecosystems contribute to our well‑being in multiple ways, not just through money earned, nor only through ecological balance, and not by equating services with products of farming.