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Question 50 How does DDT endanger bird species? It slows the maturation of chick

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Question 50

How does DDT endanger bird species?

It slows the maturation of chicks

Causes sterilization of females

Causes fatal damage to the liver

Causes production of thin, fragile eggs

Destroys required nesting habitats

Question 51

What causes the solar heating of Earth to have seasonal variations?

The Coriolis Effect

It is the will of the force

The tilt of the Earth s axis from the sun

The length of the Earth s rotation

Earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan

Question 52

From the list that follows choose the adaptation characteristic of K-selected populations.

Late age of first reproduction

Thousands of offspring in a short amount of time

High mortality rate

Little to no parental care

Shorter lifespan

Question 53

In addition to births , what other additive factor will contribute to growth in a population?

emigration

migration

phenotype

death

immigration

Question 54

Zero population growth is achieved by replacement reproduction (each couple producing only two children).

True

False

Question 55

The Natural Farming and Back-to-the-Land Association was founded in _____________________.

France

United States

Germany

England

Canada

Question 56

One of the greatest expanses of plastic debris has collected ________________.

in the north Pacific gyre

in the Gobi Desert

on the continent of Antarctica

in the Amazon Rainforest

in the Rocky Mountains

Question 57

Genetic drift is _____.

an important microevolutionary mechanism in large populations

is caused by mutations

highly adaptive

more likely to have an impact on small metapopulations

the mechanism by which new alleles originate

Question 58

Algae can produces hydrocarbon fuels that can be directly turned into all of the following EXCEPT:

biodeisel

ethanol

gasoline

jet fuel

Question 59

The various endemic cichlid species of Lake Victoria have suffered losses in their population numbers and species due to the introduction of

a new ectoparasite that lives on the gills.

a new algae species.

the Nile crocodile.

the Nile perch.

a fish hawk.

It slows the maturation of chicks

Causes sterilization of females

Causes fatal damage to the liver

Causes production of thin, fragile eggs

Destroys required nesting habitats

Explanation / Answer

50) How does DDT endanger bird species?

Causes production of thin, fragile eggs

DDT(Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is known for insecticidal properties and severe environmental impact. When this insecticide is sprayed on the plants, the plants are saved from the insects but when birds feed on these plants they consume this insecticide. The consumption of this insecticide it alters the calcium concentration which leads to formation of weak and fragile eggs.

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