What Was the Effect of the Pesticide DDT on Bald

question 25

Multiple Choice

What was the effect of the pesticide DDT on bald eagles?

• A) They lost the ability to fly.
• B) The animals they ate as prey were killed by the DDT.
• C) Their eggs were fragile, breaking before the chicks could develop fully.
• D) The trees they lived in were killed by the DDT.

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