Question

Name the following;
(i) A non-biodegradable pesticide.

Answer 1

Non-biodegradable pesticide

1. Non-biodegradable pesticides are those pesticides that cannot be broken down into simple compounds by decomposers in the soil.
2. Non-biodegradable pesticides are man-made. They are not biodegradable and enter into the body of animals and man through the food chain, and are harmful to them.
3. DDT and BHC are examples of non-biodegradable pesticides.

Final answer

A non-biodegradable pesticide - DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane).