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Top consumers affected by DDT include Birds of Prey, such as eagles and ospreys, as well as other wildlife like pelicans and falcons. These species experienced significant declines in population due to the thinning of eggshells caused by DDT accumulation in their bodies through the food chain. This pesticide disrupted reproductive success and led to serious ecological imbalances. Additionally, humans were also affected indirectly through the consumption of contaminated fish and wildlife.
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Why ddt is mostly found in tertiary or top consumers?
DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) is a persistent organic pollutant that accumulates in the environment and is particularly prone to biomagnification. As it moves up the food chain, it becomes more concentrated in the tissues of organisms, especially in top consumers or tertiary consumers, which feed on multiple lower trophic levels. This accumulation occurs because these higher-level predators consume large quantities of prey that may have already accumulated DDT, leading to significant concentrations in their bodies. Consequently, top consumers often exhibit higher levels of DDT, posing risks to their health and the ecosystems in which they reside.
Why did ddt only affect to carnivores?
Not true. Birds have been affected by DDT and so have fish.
What types of chemicals are used in pest control?
One major chemical used in pest control is DDT. DDT can be especially harmful, because it kills organisms, which harms the food chain. DDT can also harm our crops, and cause unwanted side effects in consumers.
In wrestling what is a ddt?
DDt is a Pesticide and/or a wrestling move. The chemical name is Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane.DDT is a chemical that helped stop malaria by killing the mosquitoes.it was largely used during the second world war in order to kill insects.Chemical
Is DDT a parasite?
DDT is an insecticide.
Why are 2nd order consumers are more likely to be affected by the DDT than the 1st order consumers?
BIOACCUMULATION
Why ddt is mostly found in tertiary or top consumers?
DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) is a persistent organic pollutant that accumulates in the environment and is particularly prone to biomagnification. As it moves up the food chain, it becomes more concentrated in the tissues of organisms, especially in top consumers or tertiary consumers, which feed on multiple lower trophic levels. This accumulation occurs because these higher-level predators consume large quantities of prey that may have already accumulated DDT, leading to significant concentrations in their bodies. Consequently, top consumers often exhibit higher levels of DDT, posing risks to their health and the ecosystems in which they reside.
What trophic level is most affected by environmental toxins such as DDT?
The trophic level most affected by environmental toxins such as DDT is usually the top predators, such as apex predators or carnivorous animals. This is because toxins bioaccumulate as they move up the food chain, reaching higher concentrations in organisms at higher trophic levels.
What raptors are affected by DDT?
ALL raptors are affected by DDT, because they prey upon what's been poisoned. Check out the related link listed below:
Excessive levels of ddt in top-level consumers are a result of?
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Why did ddt only affect to carnivores?
Not true. Birds have been affected by DDT and so have fish.
What was an animal which wasn't affected by DDT?
Cockroaches.
How do you do your finisher in wrestling encore?
go to the top rope. and then DDT
What types of chemicals are used in pest control?
One major chemical used in pest control is DDT. DDT can be especially harmful, because it kills organisms, which harms the food chain. DDT can also harm our crops, and cause unwanted side effects in consumers.
What is the relationship between the trophic level of an organism and the concentration of DDT in its body?
If an animal on a high trophic level eats other organisms on a lower trophic level effected by DDT, the animals level will be affected.
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
What happened first in top of the food chain?
DDT is sprayed ova the country cuhh
