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Do pollutants like mercury increase as they move up the food chain?
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It should progressively diminish.
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An accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain is called?
Bioaccumulation
Is every organism in a food chain exposed to the same concentration of pullutant?
No. The organisms lower on the food chain are exposed to less of the pollutant. For example, a rabbit only absorbs pollutants from the plants it eats. However, an eagle might eat more than one rabbit, and in turn, the eagle absorbs the pollutants from all of those rabbits.
What will happen in food chain There Was An Increase In The Hawk Population?
The hawk, depending on where it Is in the food chain, will decrease the amount of animals below it i.e. rabbits, squirrels, ect. and/or it will be over populating the animal above it on the food chain therefore making the food chain and way of life not balanced.
The process by which non-biodegradable pollutants become more concentrated near the top of a food chain is called?
The tendency of chemicals to become more concentrated as they move up the food chain is known
Which thermometer has a greater health hazard if it breaks?
The mercury thermometer. Mercury affects the central nervous system if it is ingested in high enough quantities. Plus mercury bioaccumulates in the food chain.
What are is the difference between bioaccumulation and biomagnifican?
basic terms we are discussing here. Bioaccumulation refers to how pollutants enter a food chain; biomagnification refers to the tendency of pollutants to concentrate as they move from one trophic level to the next. Here are some definitions of these terms: Bioaccumulation: increase in concentration of a pollutant from the environment to the first organism in a food chain Biomagnification: increase in concentration of a pollutant from one link in a food chain to another
An accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain is called?
Bioaccumulation
How can pollutants affects organisms?
Pollutants settle in the soil, and they are absorbed by plants and build up in other organisms through the food chain.
Which type of pollutant is more concentrated near the top of a food chain?
Nonbiogradable pollutants
Why are some pollutants more harmful to organisms at higher trophic levels?
Higher trophic levels are animals that are higher up on the food chain. When animals lower on the food chain get effected by pollutants, it transfers to the animal that eats that one. And so on. So the animals on the higher trophic level eat the most animals(animals with the pollutants).
How is a food chains length related to its efficiency?
Efficiency decreases as length of food chain increase as little foo is available at end of food chain .
Is every organism in a food chain exposed to the same concentration of pullutant?
No. The organisms lower on the food chain are exposed to less of the pollutant. For example, a rabbit only absorbs pollutants from the plants it eats. However, an eagle might eat more than one rabbit, and in turn, the eagle absorbs the pollutants from all of those rabbits.
What is the one factor that will increase eagle population in a food chain?
increase in the population of snakes and lizards
Why is pollution bad for human health?
Pollutants dumped into the air can eventually get into your body when you eat, drink and breathe. Pollutants in the air fall to earth with the rain drops and snow flakes. The pollutants then become more and more concentrated by biomagnification as they move up the food chain to you.
What will happen in food chain There Was An Increase In The Hawk Population?
The hawk, depending on where it Is in the food chain, will decrease the amount of animals below it i.e. rabbits, squirrels, ect. and/or it will be over populating the animal above it on the food chain therefore making the food chain and way of life not balanced.
As we move along the food chain does the energy increase or decreases and why?
Energy decreases as we go up the food chain because there are less organisms as we go up, so that the ecosystem doesn't run out of food at the bottom of the chain.
The process by which non-biodegradable pollutants become more concentrated near the top of a food chain is called?
The tendency of chemicals to become more concentrated as they move up the food chain is known
