Which set lists three ecosystem services provided by biodiversity?

• A. Pollination of crops, water purification, and climate regulation via carbon sequestration
• B. Plate tectonics, lunar tidal cycles, and Earth’s magnetic field generation
• C. Increased ocean salinity, accelerated soil erosion, and reduced nutrient cycling
• D. Photosynthesis in chloroplasts, DNA replication, and glycolysis

Answer: (A)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Understand that ecosystem services are the benefits that humans receive from natural ecosystems, which are often supported by biodiversity.
2. Identify examples of ecosystem services that are directly linked to biodiversity, such as pollination by insects, purification of water by wetlands, and regulation of climate through carbon storage in forests.
3. Recognize that options like plate tectonics, lunar tidal cycles, and Earth's magnetic field are geological or astronomical processes, not ecosystem services.
4. Note that increased ocean salinity, accelerated soil erosion, and reduced nutrient cycling are negative environmental impacts, not services provided by biodiversity.
5. Understand that photosynthesis, DNA replication, and glycolysis are biological processes occurring within organisms, not ecosystem services that benefit ecosystems or humans.