answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
nekit [7.7K]
2 years ago
9

Find two other examples of compounds that biomagnify. Explain how each compound and/or toxin enters the biosphere and what impac

ts it has on living organisms in general and humans in particular.
Biology
1 answer:
alina1380 [7]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

1. DDT (

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) with molecular formula; C14H9Cl5

2. Lead

Explanation:

1. DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is an example of compounds that biomagnifies in the biosphere. DDT is used as pesticides. When DDT is sprayed on plants to kill their pests, part of it is accumulated within the plants.

However, when primary consumers feeds on the affected plants, DDT is passed on to them and then to the secondary consumer in that sequence until it get to the top of the trophic level.

Effects of DDT have been seen in many organisms including birds and humans. The effects seen in humans is quite minimal to that of insects and birds. DDT causes lost of many insects and young birds. In humans, it causes vomiting, seizures etc.

2. Lead: it enters the biosphere by absorption and consumption means. Humans through the use of lead paint, smoking of cigarettes, use of cosmetics and combustion of coal accumulates lead in their bodies. Lead can't be synthesize by human, therefore it accumulates and biomagnify within their systems.

The effects of lead in human include; vomiting, stroke and abdominal pains. In tough scenario, it causes immune system deterioration and cardiovascular diseases.

You might be interested in
Monarch butterflies have brightly colored orange wings with black patterns on them, making them easily visible to birds that eat
Tresset [83]

Answer:

The bright color of butterflies is a discouraging factor for its prey

Explanation:

Butterflies and caterpillars are easily visible to its prey but still they do not eat any of them. This can be because of two factors –

a) The bright color of these organisms might be a factor that makes them uninteresting (intending to be  tasteless etc.) for their prey

b) The bright color might be a signal to the bird indicating in advance of any harm associated with the butterflies/caterpillar feeding.

Hence , instead the Monarch butterflies have brightly colored orange wings with black patterns on them, making them easily visible to birds, the  birds rarely eat the monarchs

7 0
2 years ago
The diagram shows the molecular structure of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) The diagram shows a three-part structure. From left to
dmitriy555 [2]

Answer:

The correct option is D. <u>The chemical bond breaks between the second and third phosphate groups.</u>

Explanation:

Adenosine phosphate (ATP) can be described as main energy-carrying molecules which are required by each cell to carry out its normal functions.

A molecule of ATP comprises of the nitrogenous base Adenine, pentose sugar ribose and three molecules of phosphate.

The bond between the second and third molecule carries high amounts of energy. When this bond is broken, huge amounts of energy is released which is used by the cells to carry out essential processes.

8 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
1. Unlike catastrophism, _______ states that mountains formed slowly over time. 2. William Smith was working as a surveyor in th
Viefleur [7K]

Answer:

uniformitarianism, Fossil groups, 48 million years ago.

Explanation:

  • Uniformitarianism is the doctrine of uniformity that assumes that same environmental laws and process operate till date that has also occurred on the past but not with the same uniformity. Unlike the atmospheric that is short-lived and sudden changes over the period of time.
  • William Smith was a geologist who has noticed a certain type of fossil in a certain layer of sedimentary and igneous rock. A similar layer of strata could be found in the areas that were further apart.
  • The Permian period was from 229 to 251 million years and was the last period of the paleozoic era and is recorded for the last major extinction in the history of life in earth and it lasted for 48 million years.
7 0
2 years ago
B. Eggs are known to contain cholesterol, which is a lipid. Did your experiment results indicate a presence of lipids in the alb
Darya [45]

Answer:

According to the result recorded, there was no cholesterol in the albumin solution. This is probably because the cholesterol is in the egg yolk and not the egg white. In order to get a positive response on the presence of cholesterol in eggs, an egg yolk albumin stock needs to be prepared. So using the same procedure as before and only replacing the egg yolk for the egg white, prepare a 0.5 mL of egg yolk with 4.5 mL distilled water mixture in a test tube. Follow the steps given in the lab manual to check for presence of lipids in this albumin stock. Take a filter paper and add one drop of Sudan III solution onto it, let it dry and then place a drop of the stock prepared and analyze if the color transfer happens.

Hope that answers the question, have a great day!

3 0
2 years ago
Kesav used to grow pea plant in his field after the harvesting of paddy. What do you think the advantage of this type of croppin
Nina [5.8K]

Kesav will Planting nitrogen-fixing crops, such as peas, in rotation with wheat crops can dramatically reduce the variability of farmers' income with a high-yield, high-protein harvest. ... Instead, they depend on the presence of nitrogen as ammonium or nitrate ions in the soil.

8 0
2 years ago
Other questions:
  • Which statement correctly compares nucleic acids and carbohydrates
    11·1 answer
  • A bacterium engulfed by a white blood cell through phagocytosis will be digested by enzymes contained in _____.
    10·2 answers
  • What are the frogs in the conservation center fed?
    10·2 answers
  • A scientific explanation states that plants produce carbohydrates through the process of photosynthesis and that photosynthesis
    13·2 answers
  • In eukaryotic cells, DNA is packaged with proteins into structures called chromosomes. What advantage do chromosomes provide the
    15·1 answer
  • Cells in a large multicellular organism communicate with each other by chemical signals. These signals are passed from one cell
    13·2 answers
  • Biological and environmental influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group, regardless of where they are
    6·1 answer
  • 11. Using the diagram to the left,if line n bisects QR find QP
    7·1 answer
  • Schwann stated that all animals are made of cells, but animals are made of many different types of cells. For example, there are
    11·1 answer
  • A nucleotide is the building block for a specific biomolecule. It is made up of a pentose sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrog
    5·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!