This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Which of the following best describes how DDT use lead to a serious decline in the osprey population ... (Read 37 times)

sam.t96

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 570
Which of the following best describes how DDT use lead to a serious decline in the osprey population of Long Island Sound during the late 1950's and 1960's?
 
  A) DDT was sprayed on the grasses and contaminated the osprey chicks that walked through the grass.
  B) The osprey chicks ate insects that were contaminated with DDT which lead to chick mortality.
  C) The adult ospreys ate DDT contaminated fish and died from eating the poisonous fish.
  D) Adult ospreys could not produce normal thickness eggs due to DDT in their food supply.
  E) DDT was sprayed on the nesting sites in an attempt to eradicate mosquitos along the shoreline.

Question 2

Which of the following kingdoms include various types of marine algae and single-celled organisms called protozoa?
 
  A) Archaebacteria
  B) Eubacteria
  C) Fungi
  D) Plantae
  E) Protista



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Liamb2179

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 365
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

E





 

Did you know?

Essential fatty acids have been shown to be effective against ulcers, asthma, dental cavities, and skin disorders such as acne.

Did you know?

HIV testing reach is still limited. An estimated 40% of people with HIV (more than 14 million) remain undiagnosed and do not know their infection status.

Did you know?

Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.

Did you know?

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA was discovered in 1961 in the United Kingdom. It if often referred to as a superbug. MRSA infections cause more deaths in the United States every year than AIDS.

Methicilli ...
Did you know?

The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library