The Concentration of the Pesticide DDT Would Be Lowest in Which

question 70

Multiple Choice

The concentration of the pesticide DDT would be lowest in which of the following?

• A)A seagull
• B)A minnow
• C)A mosquito larvae
• D)Algae
• E)Plankton

Understand the concept and implications of interspecific and intraspecific competition.

Identify the factors that limit the distribution and abundance of organisms in ecosystems.

Understand resource partitioning and its significance in community structure and species coexistence.

Comprehend the role of facilitation in community ecology and its impact on species distributions.

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Definitions:

Decentration

A cognitive ability to consider multiple aspects of a situation rather than focusing on just one.

Conservation

The principle that physical properties of objects, such as volume and mass, remain constant despite changes in their form or appearance.

Seriation

The cognitive ability to organize objects or items in a logical order, such as by size, number, or volume, essential in early childhood development.

Transitivity

In mathematics and logic, transitivity is a property of binary relations that if an element A is related to B, and B is related to C, then A is also related to C.