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Question 8
DDT accumulates in the fatty tissues of animals and is transferred along food chains, Its concentration increases along each link of a food chain. Which of the following organisms would accumulate the highest concentration of DDT in a given food chain?
chicken (primary or secondary heterotroph)
OD wheat (producer)
eagle (predator)
Od grasshopper (herbivore)
DDT accumulates in the fatty tissues of animals and is transferred along food chains, Its concentration increases along each link of a food chain. Which of the following organisms would accumulate the highest concentration of DDT in a given food chain?
chicken (primary or secondary heterotroph)
OD wheat (producer)
eagle (predator)
Od grasshopper (herbivore)
Answers
GPT 3.5
The eagle (predator) would accumulate the highest concentration of DDT in a given food chain, as it is at the top of the food chain and consumes organisms that have already accumulated DDT from lower trophic levels.