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Why are the second level consumers more likely to be affected by the insecticide than the first level carnivores?
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∙ 15y ago
I actually think differently, or that there is at least another answer. Keep in mind that the 2nd level carnivores eat the 1st level carnivores, where the 1st level carnivores may eat insects or plants. I think its a matter of adaptation. Those 1st level carnivores are, of course, adopted to eating insects (their prey) and being sprayed with an insecticide.... so it does not really affect them, 1st level carnivores. Yet, The 2nd level carnivores are not adopted to eat the insects, unlike the 1st level carnivores. That said, when the 2nd level carnivores are eating the 1st level carnivores, they are also undertaking/eating the insecticide that is found in the 1st level carnivore's digestive system. P.S. Its only when you eat the particular insect, that you get insecticide. The particular insect cannot just leave poison on a plant, or "infect a plant."
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BIOACCUMULATION
Is a chicken a tertiary consumer?
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Why are 2nd order consumers are more likely to be affected by the DDT than the 1st order consumers?
BIOACCUMULATION
Is a chicken a tertiary consumer?
Thrushes are carnivores their main diet is snails and worms.
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Within a decade of the introduction of a new insecticide nearly all of the descendants of the target pests were immune to the usual sized dose the most likely explanation for this immunity to the in?
eating the insecticide caused bugs to become resistant to it.
What typeof food would a teritiary consumer eat?
The short answer is: other animals. The short answer isn't likely to be sufficient for a biology test though. It's best to understand what kinds of consumers exist, and how they interact with producers. The food chain (or energy chain): PRODUCERS. These organisms receive their energy directly from the sun. Plants are the most common producers. CONSUMERS. These organisms receive their energy by eating other organisms. Their bodies then convert their food into energy. - PRIMARY CONSUMERS or HERBIVORES. These organisms eat producers. - SECONDARY CONSUMERS or CARNIVORES. These organisms eat primary consumers. - TERITIARY CONSUMERS. These are also carnivores. More specifically, they are carnivores who eat secondary consumers. Example: Producer = plant Primary consumer = insect (eats plant) Secondary consumer = small bird (eats insect) Tertiary consumer = large bird of prey (eats small bird)
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