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Q.Which of the following are not regulating services of ecosystem services ?

(i) Genetic resources
(ii) Recreation and aesthetic values
(iii) Invasion resistance
(iv) Climatic regulation
(a)
(i) and
(ii)
(b)
(i) and
(iii)
(c)
(i) and
(iv)
(d)
(ii) and (iv)
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Genetic resources (a provisioning service) and recreation/aesthetic values (a cultural service) are the two items that are NOT regulating services -- option (a).

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Ecosystem services are conventionally classified into four broad categories: provisioning (tangible products such as food, water, timber, and genetic resources), regulating (processes that moderate natural phenomena, such as climate regulation, flood control, disease control, and resistance to biological invasions), cultural (non-material benefits like recreation, aesthetic value, and spiritual enrichment), and supporting (underlying processes like nutrient cycling and soil formation). Checking each item in the question: (i) genetic resources is a provisioning service, not regulating; (ii) **recreation and aesthetic …

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