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What tropic level is most affected by environment toxins such as DDT?
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Why toxins increase in concentration at each successive tropic level ina food chain?
With the increase of the tropic level, there is a loss of energy. It is averaged that each organism consumes 10% of the energy from the organism that it eats. Because of this loss of energy, the animals at the higher tropic levels eat more, and hence, eat more toxins. The toxins accumulate in the fat of the animals, and just continue to increase.
What trophic level is most affected by environmental toxins?
top predators.
How much energy that is in one tropic level will appear in the next tropic level?
Only 10% of the energy will appear in the next tropic level.
What level is grass on the tropic level?
Grass is on the producer level on the tropic level. Since grass produces its own food by photosynthesis it is called a producer.
What trophic level is most affected by environmental toxins such as DDT?
The answer is top predators.
What is the tropic level for honey bees?
the lower level
What tropic level do octopus have?
2.2
Why do humans belong to the 3rd trophic level?
The third tropic level is made up of omnivores. Humans that are omnivores belong to this level. Humans that are vegan or vegetarian belong to the second tropic level.
What type of tropic level is an owl in?
the bottom
In what trophic level of an energy pyramid will you find the highest amount of toxins accumulate?
in the third level consumer because the toxins had been transferred to it
What tropic level does a white tiger occupy?
its in the trophic level it lives in.. its in the trophic level it lives in..
Why is imposible to have many tropic levels?
Each tropic level is only able to use about 10% of the energy from its food. Because of this energy loss, there is usually not enough energy left to after a fourth tropic level to support anything higher.
