1answer.
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
Reptile [31]
3 years ago
11

Explain why toxic compounds usually have the greatest effect on top-level carnivores

Biology
1 answer:
gladu [14]3 years ago
8 0
This is because toxins are ingested by organisms and accumulate in the fatty tissues. Theses toxins then become more concentrated in successive trophic levels of a food web biological magnification. Magnification occurs because the biomass at any given trophic level is produced from a much larger biomass ingested from the level below and therefore, top-level carnivores tend to be the organisms most severely affected by toxic compounds. 
You might be interested in
The following ORs are reported for several hypothetical examples. Give your interpretation of the results, assuming all results
musickatia [10]

Answer:

a) Protective effect on the health or incidence of disease (low-fat diet and colon cancer)

b) No association between exposure and incidence of disease for health (aerobic exercise and dental caries)

c) Positive association between the incidence of disease and the exposure (exposure to side-stream cigarette smoke and lung cancer)

d) Positive association between the incidence of disease and the exposure (infectious disease of the pelvis and ectopic (tubal) pregnancy).

Explanation:

The interpretation of OR can measure the association between the frequency of exposure and health in a sample that is considered statistically significant. When the OR is equal to 1, it means that there is no association between exposure and an incidence of health disease. When the OR is equal to 0.5, it means that the exposure has a protective effect on the incidence of the disease on health. And finally, when the OR is above to 1, it means that there is a positive association between the incidence of the disease and the exposure.

a) OR = +0.6. Since this value is less than 1 but greater than 0.5, it means that the exposure has a protective effect on the health or incidence of the disease.

b) OR = +1.0. As in this case, the OR value is equal to 1, meaning that there is no association between exposure and the incidence of disease for health.

c) OR = +1.3. As in this case the value is greater than 1, it means that there is a positive association between the incidence of the disease and the exposure.

d) OR = +3.0. There is a positive association between the incidence of the disease and the exposure. The OR 3 value means that the incidence of the disease and the health result will be three higher in people who are exposed.

6 0
3 years ago
One-fifth of earth's total freshwater supply is in ________.
Hunter-Best [27]
The answer is "the ice-caps" from the north and south pole.
6 0
3 years ago
What is a mickro seel
kipiarov [429]

Answer:

MICRO SEEL chemically altered bitumen. MICRO SEEL is a chemically altered bitumen that provides wellbore stability and minimizes fluid loss.

Explanation:

3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
How is light an external stimulus for plants
sammy [17]
Plants<span> produce hormones and </span>respond to external stimuli<span>, growing towards sources of water and light, which they need to survive. A tropism is a growth in </span>response<span> to a </span>stimulus<span> and an auxin is a </span>plant<span> hormone produced in the stem tips and roots, which controls the direction of growth.</span>
6 0
3 years ago
Which of the following accurately describes the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration
I am Lyosha [343]
Cellular respiration happens in the Mitochondria which causes Atp. Atp is the fuel of energy that allows plants to absorb energy from the sunlight and create its own food or nutrients.


please vote my answer brainliest. thanks!
4 0
4 years ago
Other questions:
  • ___________ is the ability to distinguish details on an object
    8·1 answer
  • In the FITT principle, the choice of swimming instead of walking would be an example of _____.A. time B. intensity C. frequency
    11·1 answer
  • Identify the subatomic particle that is NOT contained in the nucleus
    7·1 answer
  • How much DNA is in ONE CELL
    7·2 answers
  • When particles spread out it is called
    7·1 answer
  • How might the environmental affect a plants physical characteristics?
    13·1 answer
  • Which of the following statements about government sanctioned activities to restore ecosystems is true? a. Government sanctioned
    7·1 answer
  • What is a clear substance made of only one kind of atom?
    7·1 answer
  • How do plants help the earth
    9·1 answer
  • Plz and thank you, The diagram below shows the layers of a rock having an ammonite:
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!