Check my answers, please.
1. A prion is an infectious, self-reproducing protein structure. (1 point)
True X
False
2. As one organism eats another, toxins can be spread throughout the food chain.
True
False X
3. The problem with DDT in the environment is that it decomposes quickly.
True
False X
4. The Bald Eagle was put on the endangered species list because of the effects of DDT.
True X
False
5. Toxic bacteria are not a problem to the native food chain of the Great Lakes.
True
False X
6. Mad Cow disease, or BSE, affects the animals' respiratory function.
True
False X
7. Cattle are herbivores by nature, and feeding herbivores a diet for carnivores may have triggered a protein reaction known as a prion, causing Mad Cow disease.
True X
False
8. There was only ten reported cases of Mad Cow in the United States in 2005.
True
False X
9. Oxygen is passed from one living form to another through each trophic level of the food chain.
True X
False
10. Animals in the food chain need to eat less food than the animal in the previous level did to stay alive.
True
False X
6 answers
Lesson 10: Food Chain Pollution
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A = True | B = False
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1. A
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. B
10. B