UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

In the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment framework, pollination is classified as a regulating service because it regulates plant reproduction and crop yields without itself being a harvested product.

Option A:
Incorrect; timber is a tangible product taken from ecosystems and is therefore a provisioning service.

Option B:
Correct; pollination is a regulating service that supports agricultural production by mediating an ecological process.

Option C:
Incorrect; spiritual and recreational benefits are cultural services, reflecting non-material values people derive from ecosystems.

Option D:
Incorrect; genetic resources provide raw biological material for breeding and biotechnology and are classed as provisioning services.