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There are a couple of main routes: * A bug would absorb the pesticide, and be eaten (before or shortly after death) by a bird or other insectivore. That animal would then absorb whatever of the pesticide the bug hadn't metabolised or ejected. From there, it would be passed on through the food chain as normal, the amount of poison transferred lowering bit by bit - assuming that no animals in the chain ate any more infected bugs or plants, as below. * A plant may absorb the chemicals from the ground or air, following its release. The plants may be eaten by bugs and insects and follow the above course, or they may be eaten by herbivores like cattle and sheep. There on, same as usual; some gets broken up, some gets tossed out, but some carries on to whatever eats the herbivore, and some again to whatever eats that predator. Either way, the pesticide is passed on like every other chemical in a food chain; part is used by the animal at each stage, part is excreted as waste (possibly to rejoin the cycle later) and part is then consumed by the next stage. And so on ad nauseam or until all of the poison is destroyed or altered.
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The DDT problem is a good example of how pesticides can contaminate human health through what?
the food chain
How does using the pesticides affect the food chain?
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What travels through the food chain?
Energy. In general, only about 10% of the energy available is able to be passed up the food chain.
Where does a chicken get energy?
Food Chains get energy from the producers in that specific food chain. The producers, such as grass, make enery using the sun, that is passed on through the food chain.
What is in a food chain?
a food chain is a diagram,of some sort that describes how energy is passed
What areas are affected by pesticides?
Land and waterways are affected by pesticides. Other than that, insects and animals that are part of the food chain can be affected.
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 gets passed through an ecosystem along a food chain?
Energy and nutrients such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus are passed through an ecosystem along a food chain. Energy is transferred from one organism to another as they consume each other, while nutrients are recycled through decomposition and nutrient cycling processes.
The movement of energy through the food chain?
Energy moves through the food chain from producers (plants) to consumers (animals) and decomposers. This transfer occurs as organisms consume one another, with energy being passed along in the form of food. The flow of energy through the food chain is unidirectional, with energy being lost as heat at each step.
What is passed along the food chain?
Energy
What is passed along a food chain?
Energy and nutrients are passed along a food chain as organisms consume one another. Producers, such as plants, convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, which is then consumed by primary consumers, such as herbivores. The energy is transferred up the chain as consumers are eaten by predators.
How could the peacocks food get contaminated?
through pesticides
