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)
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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.
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