Multiple Choice
Which benefit, derived from biodiversity, would be categorized as an ecosystem service?
A) the anticancer drug Taxol, derived from the yew tree
B) plants and fruits that are edible by humans
C) cotton and other useful plant-derived fibers
D) decomposition of wastes
E) wild organisms as a source of genes for genetic engineering
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