-In the Processes of Biomagnification and Bioaccumulation Described in the Figure

question 49

Multiple Choice

-In the processes of biomagnification and bioaccumulation described in the figure,

• A)the pesticide has to be non-biodegradable (persistent)for the processes to occur.
• B)the greatest levels of mortality are in the producers and first level consumers.
• C)the concentrations may not be fatal if the top consumers are very small.
• D)consumers at the top of the food chain will develop rapid pesticide resistance.

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Definitions:

Alger Hiss

A former U.S. government official who was accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 and convicted of perjury in connection with this charge.

Julius Rosenberg

An American who, along with his wife Ethel, was convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union and executed in 1953, in a case that remains controversial.

Ethel Rosenberg

An American woman who, with her husband Julius Rosenberg, was convicted of espionage for allegedly passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Truman Doctrine

A United States policy, established in 1947, aimed at containing the spread of communism beginning with aid to Greece and Turkey.