<h2>Proportion of mottled fish </h2>
Explanation:
- A predator can be defined as an organism that makes the other organisms die to obtain them as food. Prey is the living being which is typically inferior and killed by the predator. Adaptation is a change in the physiology, morphology and genetic makeup of the organism which makes it suitable for survival in an unfavorable environment. Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of the organisms which exhibit better traits over the others
- The population of the mottled fish is likely to increase due to natural selection. As the mottled fish color pattern match with that of the mottled background of the bottom of the lake. This will help the mottled fishes to camouflage the predator wading birds. These mottled fishes will remain undetected from the predator wading birds. The trait of the mottled pattern will be adapted by the light sandy brown fishes and the trait will be passed on the next generation as well. Hence, the proposition of the mottled fish will increase
- Hence, the right answer is "the proportion of mottled fish will increase over time"
Robin can have a ddt concentration of 444ppm while the ddt concentration of soil is 10 ppm. This happens due to biological magnification.
<u>Explanation:</u>
In biological magnification the concentration of toxic substances at successive trophic levels keeps increasing. Due to biomagnification, what starts out as a small concentration grows while moving to successive trophic levels. DDT is a pesticide which is used to kill pests that affect crops.
DDT used in farms gets deposited in the soil. From the soil it can reach various trophic levels. At each trophic level its concentration keeps increasing.
Robin is a bird that is a secondary consumer and thus belongs to the higher trophic level. Thus even if the DDT concentration is as low as 10ppm in the soil its concentration will keep increasing and can become a high value like 444ppm.
Answer:
D
DNA, cytoplasm and cell membranes
