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How does DDT get into the bodies of zooplankton?
Herbivores (like deer) eat the plants that it gets spread on. We'll say the plants have 1 piece of DDT. Since each deer eats LOTS of individual plants (we'll say leaves), the DDT in the deer will be more than the leaves had. We'll say this deer ate 100 leaves in one day, now it has 100 pieces of DDT in it. Then a wolf comes along and kills the deer and eats all the deer. Now the wolf has 100 pieces of DDT in it. The wolf kills ANOTHER deer the next day and eats it, and now this wolf has 200 pieces of DDT in it. So on and so on. So the MORE DDT you have in an organism's system, the more toxic it is. We call this bioamplification. Each food level it increases GREATLY in the fatty tissues.
What do plants store in its tissues and breaks them down when it needs energy?
Carbohydrates, proteins and fatty acids
Is DDT a parasite?
DDT is an insecticide.
Is DDT flammable?
DDT is flammable.
Is DDT is fertiliser?
DDT is an insecticide.
Does ddt accumulate in the environment?
DDT is fat-soluble and tends to build up in the fatty tissues of predators and scavengers.
What body tissue is DDT stored in humans?
DDT can be stored in fatty tissues of humans. In women who are pregnant, DDT exposure can occur even in the fetus.
Which pesticides are most lipophilic?
Lipophilic pesticides are those that are soluble in the fatty tissues of animals such as fish and people. DDT is the main pesticide with this quality.
What is a fatty substance found only in animal tissues and ecreted in bile?
What is a fatty substance found only in animal tissues
Do pickles cut fatty tissues by eating them?
No.
What is the relationship between biological magnification and the reduction of the bald eagle population by pesticide DDT?
because DDT accumulates in fatty tissue, DDT concentrations increase as this chemical moves up in the food chain because at the top of the food chain, DDT concentration has increased almost 10 million times
How does DDT get into the bodies of zooplankton?
Herbivores (like deer) eat the plants that it gets spread on. We'll say the plants have 1 piece of DDT. Since each deer eats LOTS of individual plants (we'll say leaves), the DDT in the deer will be more than the leaves had. We'll say this deer ate 100 leaves in one day, now it has 100 pieces of DDT in it. Then a wolf comes along and kills the deer and eats all the deer. Now the wolf has 100 pieces of DDT in it. The wolf kills ANOTHER deer the next day and eats it, and now this wolf has 200 pieces of DDT in it. So on and so on. So the MORE DDT you have in an organism's system, the more toxic it is. We call this bioamplification. Each food level it increases GREATLY in the fatty tissues.
What physical property od DDT contributes to its bioaccumulation in animals?
The physical property of DDT that contributes to its bioaccumulation in animals is its inability to break down easily. This results in it being stored in the fatty issues of animals.
What is a fatty substance found in all animal tissues?
cholesterol
What does the partition of drugs into fatty tissues depend on?
It depends on pKa and Kow.
A vitamin that dissolves in fats and can be stored in fatty tissues in the body?
Fat soluble vitamin is a vitamin that dissolves in fats and can be stored in fatty tissues of the body. Unlike water soluble vitamins that require regular replacement in the body, fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the liver and fatty tissues, and are eliminated much more slower than water soluble vitamins.
Are fat-soluble vitamins stored in body fat?
in the liver and fatty tissues
