Ecosystem Services

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Ecosystem services are the many and varied benefits to humans provided by the natural environment and from healthy ecosystems. They are categorized into four main types. The question asks to categorize tangible products we get from ecosystems.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
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Step 4: Final Answer:
Providing food, raw materials, and genetic resources is a classic example of provisioning ecosystem services.

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Ecosystem Services

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