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Which one among the following, is likely to have the highest levels of DDT deposition in its body?
Which one among the following, is likely to have the highest levels of DDT deposition in its body?
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The correct option is A Seagull
Because of DDTs chemical properties, it has the tendency to accumulate in animals. As animals lower on the food chain are eaten by other animals higher up, DDT becomes concentrated in the fatty tissues of the predators. This continues until reaching the primary predator of the food chain, who receives the highest dose of DDT. In food chain seaweed-limpet - crab - seagull, Sea gulls are the predators and snatch the top position of food web.
Because of DDTs chemical properties, it has the tendency to accumulate in animals. As animals lower on the food chain are eaten by other animals higher up, DDT becomes concentrated in the fatty tissues of the predators. This continues until reaching the primary predator of the food chain, who receives the highest dose of DDT. In food chain seaweed-limpet - crab - seagull, Sea gulls are the predators and snatch the top position of food web.
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