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Do pesticide residues in food harm people's health?
Residues in food can harm human health because the poisonous chemicals that are in the pesticide gets carried through the food chain and the highest in the food chain gets the most effect as the poison builds up To read more visit the Related Link.
What happens to energy as it flows through a food chain?
It keeps going until the consumer dies and decomposers take it down or when the food chain is removed or added to. It stays the same as long as nothing eats it
What happens if a food chain changeS?
no
What group of organisms must be added to any food chain or food web to form a complete food cycle?
Decomposers must be added to any food chain or food web to form a complete food cycle.
What happens when a food chain breaks down?
when a food chain breaks down, the animals above will not have enough food
What happens to the producer in a food pyramid?
top of the food chain
What happens if a component is left out of the food chain?
If a component is left out of the food chain then something will not be able to eat it. Then it will die, and the component above it in the food chain will not be able to eat it, and will die. Basically, if a component is left out of the food chain, the food chain collapses.
How do pesticides become accumulated along the food chain?
When pesticides are sprayed into stagnent pools of water, either by accident or on purpose, small larvae eat the pesticide. Then it gradually travels up the food chain by predators eating their prey.
What happens to the other predators in food chain?
They die
What usually happens in a food chain if the producer is increased?
it because
How does pesticide harm Sparrowhawks?
This is part of an old science homework question, I think because it is higher up the food chain and secondary poisoning is exponential and also having to do with the amount of food it eats in proportion to it's body weight.
What happens when food chains overlap in an ecosystem?
in a food chain and a food web what shows the movement of energy
